On 12/16/05, Andy Tai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting... this looks like a solution looking for a problem. There is > no problem the autotools present to GNOME that could not be solved. All the > weaknesses you listed about autotools clearly are not issues for GNOME > developers, or else GNOME won't be where it is today.
Another side of the same coin, how much further along would GNOME be if we weren't chained to autotools? Autotooling a new project or adjusting autofoo in an existing project is a serious pain and requires a fair amount of research and head banging if you can't enlist the help of "someone who knows". If we want to encourage people to contribute to gnome and to write new software for gnome we should put some attention into lowering the barriers of entry and simplifying the development process. Scons may not be the answer, but it's a topic that needs discussion. Another point that I think is important but I haven't seen mentioned is how easy (or difficult) it might be to integrate whatever tools we use into an IDE (be it anjuta, monodevelop or whatever else). Regards, Tom _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
