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> If a commonly used tool changes its call in a new version, with README it’s a documentation issue, but with Makefile it’s broken software. ie. the Makefile w
by unhammer 7y ago
> If a commonly used tool changes its call in a new version, with README it’s a documentation issue, but with Makefile it’s broken software.
ie. the Makefile will be kept up-to-date
- goblin89 7y agoPerhaps I did not express that well. This is how things may go: (1) I need to build this, but the Makefile is broken. (2) I invoke the build directly by asking colleague for help. (3) Can I be bothered to update the docs? Maybe. Can I be bothered to fix Makefile targets? Much less likely.