Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:56:58 -0701 From: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> To: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> Cc: Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Improving GNU make compatibility in BSD make (+ patch) Message-ID: <20020603045720.GG11452@lizzy.catnook.com> In-Reply-To: <200206030439.g534d2m1029139@orthanc.ab.ca> References: <20020603024004.GC11452@lizzy.catnook.com> <200206030439.g534d2m1029139@orthanc.ab.ca>
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On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 10:39:02PM -0600, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> >>>>> "Jos" == Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> writes:
>
> >> Writing portable makefiles is already enough of a pain in the
> >> ass.
> Jos> Writing Makefiles is a pain, period.
>
> Writing makefiles is easy. Writing *portable* makefiles is a pain.
> There *is* a difference.
I agree with the portable part.
For small projects, Makefiles are fine imo.
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