Re:I use Nix and make(1) to develop
by lnxg33k1 on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:22PM
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Yeah but it's like a good reasoning valid for just about everything, like code that is undocumented or abandoned because people have left is just as bad, but that doesn't make us stop writing applications? Everything is good or bad depending on developer's attitude.. I don't really feel your point specific for Makefile or as discouraging about Makefiles..?
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Re:I use Nix and make(1) to develop
by throwaway290 on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:31PM
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It does (or should) make us write less code if possible;)
Not arguing makefile has value but I worked on legacy projects with makefiles that break in mysterious ways and in those cases I would take the same stuff with hows and whys spelled out in plain English instead!