Re: [m5-dev] breaking up SConstruct, src/SConscript

2011-04-11 Thread nathan binkert
> My usual question about does is N smaller files somehow better than 1 file > applies. I guess put another way, why is the length of this file bad? If it > logically all belongs it one place I don't feel like there is any reason to > split it up. Especially since it will probably confuse people

Re: [m5-dev] breaking up SConstruct, src/SConscript

2011-04-11 Thread Ali Saidi
My usual question about does is N smaller files somehow better than 1 file applies. I guess put another way, why is the length of this file bad? If it logically all belongs it one place I don't feel like there is any reason to split it up. Especially since it will probably confuse people in the

[m5-dev] breaking up SConstruct, src/SConscript

2011-04-11 Thread Gabe Black
I went digging through our SCons files today, and it occurs to me that the two main files, SConstruct and src/SConscript, are quite long and intimidating. They tend (as far as I could tell) to be split up into sections which is very helpful, but there's still a sea of text and it's easy to get