On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 05:55:13PM -0800, Roy T. Fielding wrote: > >> However I completely disagree that Python (or Perl or PHP) is > >> a good choice for use in build systems. > > > >As part of the configure process, I would agree with you, but as part > >of > >buildconf, I disagree--not everyone needs to run buildconf--only > >developers, and if you're a developer, it's *really* not asking that > >much to have Python on your dev box. > > Sure it is. If I wasn't so busy I would have vetoed the change on > the grounds that it causes httpd to no longer be buildable by developers > on the Cray MP. And no, I don't care whether anyone else thinks that > is an important requirement. Creating entry barriers is what prevents > development on new platforms that you haven't even heard of yet.
httpd is still just as "buildable" on such platforms regardless of gen-build.py: from the release tarballs. Building from a CVS checkout cannot be done without extra tools, but that has always been true in 2.0: you need libtool and autoconf (not to mention the CVS client). Hell, autoconf itself has required Perl and GNU m4 for the last three-odd years. joe
