Re:I'm going to slowly move on from Mercurial
by bsder on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @05:39AM
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Autotools is actually quite simple to understand.
If your install needs autotools, your install is broken. :)
The number of projects that need autotools in this day and age is vanishingly small. A small script (bash/python/perl/ruby) that checks exactly what you need and then runs make instead of copying 15 years of cargo cult m4 is far superior to autotools.
If your install needs autotools, your install is broken. :)
The number of projects that need autotools in this day and age is vanishingly small. A small script (bash/python/perl/ruby) that checks exactly what you need and then runs make instead of copying 15 years of cargo cult m4 is far superior to autotools.