I don't think we can solve this here. This is something that has been a
problem for some time, with solutions of various success. We already have
the options of Ant, XPInstall, RPM, and many others, but I tend to believe
that the most widely known tools are the auto* stuff. That counts for a lot.
If we're going to have to support this product, then no matter how arcane a
tool is, if it's use results in fewer support emails, that's a good thing.
I think we're unfortunately going to be stuck with hacking what we have
to get it to work. I would love to see an easy to manage build system that
works everywhere, but I'd suggest that it is a discussion for another list.
Although a tool such as this would indeed benefit Parrot/Perl6, a
cross-platform/cross-language/cross-compiler build system isn't really
Parrot or Perl6 (unless we're simply deciding which one of the existing ones
to use).
Just my two-cents,
Grant M.
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