On 6/17/2017 1:25 PM, Joakim wrote:
A lot of this is simply saying Make is popular so we should just stick with it: I hate that mindset. It is the same mindset D has to combat with C or C++, and that was exhibited when you spoke against the SDL format for dub.
It's not quite the same. I spend 99.99% of my time programming working with code, not makefiles. Productivity gains from using a better language have a major effect. A better make simply does not.
D should pick its battles,
That's a good summary of the situation.
All that said, I'll reiterate what I said earlier to Russel, and what I'd say to Atila too: don't aim to replace Make, just aim to provide an alternative in the dmd/phobos repos. If we find that everybody is using that instead of Make, we'll just switch over to it naturally someday.
Maintaining two parallel build systems is having the downsides of both and the benefits of neither. Then there's the endless vim-vs-emacs debate about which alternative build system is better. It's not a battle we need to or can afford to invest in.
Let's please stay focused on things that will move the needle.
