On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:44:10 -0500 David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I don't think we've ever really done any kind of requirements capture > > in this area. > > OK. Here's some thoughts I had: > > Should: > > Run on Linux, Solaris, AIX, Irix for certain; others? HP-UX, Darwin, *BSD. You seem to be implying Windows, too... > > The main problem with moving to a different tool is that most of us > > understand autoconf and make. cmake adds an entire new layer of > > unfamiliarity, and in that respect is probably likely to be regarded > > with suspicion. > > Isn't that the case with any build tool other than the status quo, > however? ...yes? That's why continuing to use autoconf and friends has a lot of benefits, even if the build system is entirely redone. As much as we like to complain about autoconf sometimes, it itself is not the problem here. -- Andrew Deason [email protected] _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
