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Re:Redo: A recursive, general-purpose build system by einpoklum on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @06:08PM (#29719435)
> All the alternative build systems wisely choose to tackle only some of these features.

But why should all of these features be tackled by a single piece of software? Especially seeing how Make, in itself, has proven wildly insufficient already... what, 30 years ago, when GNU autotools came onto the scene?

More specifically, why do you find combinations such as meson + ninja, or CMake + ninja, or even CMake + make as superior to just-Make?

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Re:Redo: A recursive, general-purpose build system by AceJohnny2 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:30AM (#29722496)
That was exactly my point: perhaps it's best not to bundle all those features in a single piece of software.

I haven't tried all the alternative combinations because, ultimately, I only have so much time and interest, and their learning curve is significant.

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