Re: Autoconf/Automake

From: Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org>
Date: Jun 15, 2006, 07:24 UTC
Message-ID: <20060615072450.GF7766@nowhere.earth>
In-Reply-To: <1150324030.23268.12.camel@dv>

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 06:27:10PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:

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> Is there any interest in converting the build system used by git to
> Autoconf and Automake?  The ad-hoc configuration in Makefile is getting
> too big.  As for nice features like remembering $prefix, wouldn't it be
> better to add them to Automake instead of limiting them to just one
> project?

Since there are many people objecting to autotools, what about using Jam instead ? It has the advantage of being designed to be cross-platform, and should have all the features we would need for *git.

When compared to autotools, it rather takes the place of automake, and can also be use together with autoconf (or any non-make-specific replacement you can name) if there is a need for it.

Best regards,

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