Hi, * Michel Dagenais <michel.dagen...@polymtl.ca> [2010-07-21 14:17]: > > >>>Adding support for autotools-based build might be a good idea as long as > >>>it is done on top of existing code as one of build options, without > >>>breaking > >>>existing build. > >>>I'm not an expert in autotools, so if you can contribute initial > >>>implementation it would be great. > >>>Adding autotools-based build into Eclipse repository might require legal > >>>checks - Eclipse licensing is not compatible with GPL. > >> > >>Autotools can be used for non-GPL projects. They even mention that it can be > >>used for proprietary packages. > > > >Sure, but can it generate nmake makefiles for Visual C++? > > I did some searching. It appears that in 2009 these issues were > fixed. For example, Mozilla uses automake at its top level and the > Mozilla build FAQ used to say that building with MS studio was not > possible. That section is now marked as obsolete and a link is > provided to build instructions for Visual Studio > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mozilla_Build_FAQ > https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Developer_Guide/Build_Instructions/Windows_Prerequisites > > Andrew Overholt from Red Hat may know more about this.
Sorry, I do not. Andrew _______________________________________________ linuxtools-dev mailing list linuxtools-dev@eclipse.org https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxtools-dev
