> /off topic rant > > Most custom Makefiles cannot handle systems that are different from the > developer's, requiring manual editing to fix it. This gets very tedious > when you keep running into them over and over.
Thadt are the problems you have to deal with it, but thadts no Problem, if you allways have a bunch of vmware Images so you can test check the git checkouts. > Did I mention different authors have different naming conventions and > styles? Do you set CFLAGS? COMPLE_FLAGS? OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS? So many I do not agree.In reality, there are only a few things you must check (for example: if Arch type is only x86 and x86_64) , maybe a bit more if you use profile guided optimization e.c.t. > Mac, Solaris and FreeBSD already have a shell interpreter, not sure why / rant on In reality they have diffrent interpreters. Some having bash and you cannot simply change it (espacially on Mac, the bash is needed for internal OS puporses) and shared libs often are builded as framework ant not simply as shared or static type. You also have to binary patch executables and shared object so you can create a setup dmg File to provide a setup download. and in Solaris, there has a LOT changed the last two years. a complet new Packaging system was integrated in (called ICS) wich used the scm system bazar. In the wild, if you have a fresh installed Solaris System you even dont have access to gcc or binutils and the expected main Compiler is SUN C/C++ and on older Solaris Versions you have to deal with Blastwave as thirdparty packaging system. Bottom line: the Operatingsystems are not 100% equal and assumptions or automated, generated tasks can be terrible wrong and its hard to figure out what tools (for example: qmake) do. QMake for example has an intermediate compiler called moc, thadt does things like autotools and after this generates standard GNU Makefiles, but if moc has a Problem, then ýou lost and take a look in the autognerated makefiles to find out whats going wrong /rant off Thadts only my two cents on this. Thx for the doc links and happy new year, Greetings, Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
