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> If you did understand what is going on in your build process, you could write a makefile for it Okay, your premise seems to be: 1) Understanding your build
by georgieporgie 16y ago
> If you did understand what is going on in your build process, you could write a makefile for it
Okay, your premise seems to be:
1) Understanding your build process means you can write a makefile for it.
This is only true if you know how to write a makefile. i.e. makefile syntax and the specifics of your toolchain.
2) Conversely, if you can't write a makefile, you don't understand your build process.
This is false, because I can't write a makefile since I don't know makefile syntax. I most assuredly do understand my build process, though.
Correct me if I've misunderstood you.
- rbanffy 16y agoOne can learn the syntax of standard make Makefiles in about two minutes, without cracking open the manpage for that. It does not follow that if you don't know how to write a makefile for your toolchain the necessarily you don't understand your build process. But, if you can't write it after you understand its syntax, then you are pretty much doomed.