There are also other build alternatives. Cmake comes to mind.. There's a new(ish) one that the gnome project is using now (also written in python): m..something

There are also other build alternatives. Cmake comes to mind.. There's a new(ish) one that the gnome project is using now (also written in python): m..something. Anyway, rest easy. You aren't the first. You won't be the last. (my favorite: someone released a /bin/ls clone in go recently)