On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:38:50 -0700 Daniel Fussell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Whats wrong with the gnu toolchain? I'll admit that I write my > makefiles by hand, and recently I've been doing more writing in VHDL, > so I'm somewhat lacking in experience. Whats wrong with autotools > and gcc in particular? Autotools is reputed to be an unholy mess, and very difficult to maintain. I have never been able to understand how the whole tool chain works. The lack of documentation didn't help either. There are alternatives, such as scons. -- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
