On Sun, 2017-06-18 at 02:31 -0700, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote: > […] > > The biggest issue with understanding the makefiles is a near total > lack of any > helpful comments. I stepped up a bit with this:
Wrong diagnosis. The biggest issue with the makefiles is that they are hand constructed. There is also the problem that they are makefiles. CMake → Ninja Meson → Ninja Raggae → Ninja is the 2010s state of the art for build. > […] > > We must try and do better with this. We can start by refusing to > accept makefile > PRs that add new constructions without documentation, just like we > don't accept > new functions without Ddoc comments. Wrong solution to the problem. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part
