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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by teddyh on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:21AM (#32996502)
It breaks Make, which does not have a default rule for “*.c++” files, but does have rules both for “*.cpp” files and the older naming custom of “*.C” files.
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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by jchw on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:26AM (#32996573)
In modern GNU make it is generally advised to disable default rules anyways. I know some people try to do portable Make, but I am pretty over that idea myself, so if I do use Make, I'm using GNU extensions and GNUmakefile.
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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by teddyh on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:30AM (#32996639)
GNU Make does not have a rule for “*.c++” files, either.

Do you have a reference to the advice to disable default rules? It sounds counterproductive to me.

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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by jchw on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @12:25PM (#32997537)
There's lots of different opinions on how to use Make, but here's one. https://tech.davis-hansson.com/p/make/
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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by teddyh on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @06:54PM (#33002179)
Not very well recieved here on HN a month ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32541016
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Re:Workerd: Open-source Cloudflare workers runtime by jchw on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @07:36PM (#33002544)
That's a sign that it's good :)

Jokes aside though, the only major complaint people have is about .RECIPEPREFIX, which I also don't follow. I didn't read too many comments, but the top voted comments do not appear to take issue with the advice to disable built-in rules.

I'd be surprised, since it is far from the first time I've heard that advice, and it never seemed very controversial.

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