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Autotools integration ?

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Funto:
GCC is called by make.
A Makefile is created by the autotools, each autotool creating files used by other autotools.
You want to make an "autofiles" generator.

I think all of this is really too much complicated, when we see that SCons can use more compilers than the autotools and as many platforms, since it is written in Python.
Furthermore, the Python syntax is much more clear than M4's, and SCons replaces autotools AND Makefiles.

It's not because the autotools and the most widespread build utilities that they constitute the best choice...

kagerato:

--- Quote from: Funto on August 02, 2005, 02:49:43 pm ---I think all of this is really too much complicated (...omission...)

It's not because the autotools and the most widespread build utilities that they constitute the best choice...

--- End quote ---

Agreed.  Popularity should not dictate the choice of build tool.

While the autotools probably seemed like a nifty idea when they were first created, these days they're a pretty inelegant solution.

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