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mansr
on Feb 11, 2014
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Stop the autoconf insanity – Why we need a new bui...
Most of the so-called modern build tools avoid make entirely, so its syntax cannot be to blame for their miserable quality.
brigade
on Feb 11, 2014
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I was thinking more along the lines of if writing for sh and make were less painful, then fewer developers would accept using such awful build systems instead. Autotools included.
mansr
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I find neither sh nor make particularly painful. Python, however, I cannot stand the sight of.
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