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Re:Just: A Command Runner by chungy on Monday January 09, 2023 @05:28PM (#34317272)
Pretty much my reaction too. Seems like Make, reinvented.
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Re:Just: A Command Runner by TuringTest on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @06:24AM (#34323181)
Which is a good thing, as it supports a use case that Make wasn't made for.
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Re:Just: A Command Runner by chungy on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @01:45PM (#34329490)
What use case is that? I looked over the README, including the parts where it claims to do things Make can't (I don't agree with much of it). I remain unconvinced that it supports use cases Make can't.
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Re:Just: A Command Runner by TuringTest on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @11:17AM (#34340107)
It's not that Make can't work as a task launcher, it's that it's not designed as such.

The simple fact that a build target isn't executed if the build file already exists, requiring a workaround to run it, points to the difference in purpose and philosophy. Those little details, together with the more modern design, accumulate to make Just a tool that is simpler to use for that purpose.

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