> > > Would we need the heavy libtool environment then?
> > Probably.
I'd recommend to keep the build system, because:
> > > Wouldn't it be wise to have
> > > a separate distribution for embedded systems?
Noone _compiles_ anything on embedded systems. If the system can host a full
compiler suite, it is far from being a "lean" embedded system.
Almost all embedded systems have their applications crosscompiled.
And that is definitely a reason _for_ using auto* and libtool.
> Over the existing source tree? Actually there should a tree of sources
> and various trees of Makefile/objects: one for Unix OSes and another
> for embedded systems. The one for Unix would use automake, the other
> would not. But both would share the same set of files.
That could be done, but given my reasoning above, I doubt that it is needed.
Actually when using the "external build" method like the buildall script,
you have a pretty neat implementation of what you propose (external
makefiles).
CU, ANdy
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