Re:Non-Recursive Make Considered Harmful [pdf]
by fpoling on Saturday April 09, 2016 @06:50PM
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Nice summary! It is indeed often missed but rathar important point that make syntax is generator-friendly. It allows to easily script make files or even glue them together from several generators.
This ability to write and compose is a rare feature today. Json is pretty opposite to it and even Yaml is rather bad at it as to compose pieces one have to parse them first.
This ability to write and compose is a rare feature today. Json is pretty opposite to it and even Yaml is rather bad at it as to compose pieces one have to parse them first.