From: Yann Dirson Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:24:50 GMT Subject: Re: Autoconf/Automake 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: > 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, -- Yann Dirson | Debian-related: | Support Debian GNU/Linux: | Freedom, Power, Stability, Gratis http://ydirson.free.fr/ | Check