On 11/28/12 2:20 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
On 2012-11-28 17:23, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
I disagree.
How would you handle the following with your comments:
* Platform specific flags * Adding/ignoring certain files * Invoking
separate build systems to handle foreign languages * Different flags
for debug and release builds
That's just mentioning a few cases.
Also, in which source file would you put these special comments?
The tool would have inherent limitations. What I disagree with is this
umbrella statement:
What's needed
is a proper build tool. That includes build scripts that can be
written in a full blow language.
I recall you have written such a tool (Orbit), so it is natural to have
a vested interest in promoting it and argue for its usefulness. Such
arguments don't eliminate the need for simpler tools that obviate
Orbit's use for a subset of cases.
Andrei
