Darin Adler wrote:
Right now big pieces of GNUmakefile.am are copies of
DerivedSources.make. And over time they are starting to diverge,
creating an unnecessary maintenance problem. The reason we're using make
for derived sources is so we can share those rules among all the
different build systems.
Who's working on re-merging these?
The autotools build system was a direct port from qmake so I don't think
it's really a case of divergence.
Sharing of DerivedSources.make is one of the changes I'd like to see
before the autotools WebKit build system is made official. Other issues
I've noticed that should be fixed:
* Adding new IDL files is difficult due to redundant targets in
WebCore/GNUmakefile.am. WebCore developers can't be expected to
hand-edit these lists.
* Built object files are scattered throughout the directory hierarchy,
resulting in svn stat noise.
* The output path for libraries executables doesn't match conventions
set by the Mac and Win ports.
I'm eager to review patches in this area. Help is always welcome.
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