Pine.LNX.4.62.0502171314190.11662@amboise.dolphinFrancois Gouget writes:
I've never use SCons either but the advantage of generating regular Makefiles is that many many developers are familiar with them. I would
*nod*. I agree. I get particularly upset when I download software and the build system doesn't work for some (usually minor) reason. make-based projects are quick hacks for a fix (for a great deal of people). its very unlikely i understand how to hack the current build system of the week.
wasn't the original impetus that the new UNIX developer doesn't have to learn make/autoconf? so instead they just learn a different build systems software? I dont follow the logic there...
Just my humble $0.02.
-tom