Re:A simple makefile is a unicorn
by Annatar on Thursday January 11, 2018 @07:34AM
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...Nor does it mean that just because it has a steep learning curve it’s badly designed.
Make is not a needlessly complex tool (unlike most garbage tools these days); it’s complex because it needs to be flexible enough to build any programmer’s software. Since ways to program and build software are infinite, the tool itself cannot be simple, otherwise trade-offs have to be made.
Make is not a needlessly complex tool (unlike most garbage tools these days); it’s complex because it needs to be flexible enough to build any programmer’s software. Since ways to program and build software are infinite, the tool itself cannot be simple, otherwise trade-offs have to be made.