Those who would like to have a easy way to compile source code should work on improving autoconf in such a manner that one can write a dependency tree that GNU Source Installer can use to download any dependencies, improving badly written autoconf scripts. The GSC can then also use this information to make binary packages, having a target for automake called `make binary-package' would be nice, then the GSC would simply be a fancy for-loop. Fixing broken Makefile.am's that don't use DESTDIR is also a good task for someone who is is looking for something to do.
Centralised source based system simply try to work around a GNU build system that was improperly written, in addition of adding a extra dependency on a third party to write this information and keep it updated (URL's, options to ./configure, dependencies). All of this is better to handle where it is supposed to be handled, in the build system of the package. Please help improve the Hurd, GNU Mach, and other missing and broken bits, this is far far more important. A system that crashes while compiling it self is not useful! _______________________________________________ gnu-system-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss
