On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:25:10AM -0400, A Large Angry SCM wrote: > Ryan Anderson wrote: > >Convert build process from recurse Make to a single Make > > > > Please explain the rational for this.
I'm new to the list, but given the subject, I'm fairly confident it's this. http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/rmch/recu-make-cons-harm.html I'm a convert. I converted a fairly large code base at work, and it was a huge boon for productivity. Build times dropped dramatically (from 40 seconds to 2-5 for a single file change). He used the exact wording just about everyone dones when referring to it conceptually. It's easy to google for support and rebuttal: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Recursive+Make+considered+harmful&btnG=Google+Search Thanks, Kirby - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
