Stop the autoconf insanity – Why we need a new build system (2003)

Re:Stop the autoconf insanity – Why we need a new build syst... by jjoonathan on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @06:33PM (#7221371)

Is there something about the (admittedly very difficult and thankless) task of automating builds that justifies re-inventing the wagon-wheel of languages? Because that was my specific complaint, and there's a reason why it was specific.

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Re:Stop the autoconf insanity – Why we need a new build syst... by fragmede on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @07:24PM (#7221632)

Because it seems easy. And easy things done "wrong" require re-invention.

There should be a way to $FOO. Well, there's a way to do it in a Makefile but figuring that out is harder than should be, and doesn't make sense when you finally do figure it out.

"Well that way is stupid. Here's how I'd do it:"

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