On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 3:54 AM, Michael Jennings <m...@eterm.org> wrote: >> Let the bikeshedding begin! :) > > Well, since you asked.... ;-) > > Bill Joy (creator of "vi") once said, "Vi was created for a world that > no longer exists." I think it's safe to say that the same is true of > autotools. Most commercial UNIX flavors are dead, or may as well be, > at least for E's purposes. Plus, FreeBSD offers Linux compatibility, > and the most-used devices are mobile/embedded now anyway. The days > for which autoconf and libtool were created are past us. > > I think Git proves that Kconfig can be both powerful and portable in > the modern age, so I tend to recommend it nowadays. CMake is also a > solid option. I tend to advise against the custom home-grown shell > script since it's going to involve a lot of wheel re-invention, and > Kconfig/CMake will almost certainly out-perform it...but it will still > beat auto*/libtool. > > Just keep in mind that VTorri has said he will vamoose if the project > abandons autotools, so if he still feels that way, that should factor > into the decision....
not abandon autotools, using cmake, it's different Vincent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
