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In future, to replace autotools by cmake like KDE4 did?

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JPJ.C. Pizarro <jcpiza@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 7, 2007, 02:10 UTC
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The autotools ( automake + libtool + autoconf + ... ) generate many big files that they have been slowing the building's computation and growing enormously their cvs/svn/git/hg repositories because of generated files.

To see below interesting links:
1. http://dot.kde.org/1172083974/
2. http://sam.zoy.org/lectures/20050910-debian/
3. https://lwn.net/Articles/188693/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Build_Tools
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Automake
The benefits could be:
* +40% faster in the KDE4 building vs KDE 3.5.6.
* elimination of redundant and unnecesary generated files as those
  from autotools.
* smaller cvs/svn/git/hg repositories.
* less errors/crashes when it's configuring.
* can be improved the cmake's sources for better performance's gain.
* good and long maintainance life.
I hope if the files for cmake+make can be well integrated in GCC 4.4
   J.C.Pizarro
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  1. J.C. PizarroDec 7, 2007
  2. Marcel HoltmannDec 7, 2007
  3. Jakub NarebskiDec 7, 2007
  4. Andreas EricssonDec 7, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiDec 7, 2007
  6. J.C. PizarroDec 7, 2007
  7. Marco CostalbaDec 7, 2007
  8. Jan HudecDec 10, 2007

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