Fair enough, if replacing that complex of a stack with Python/Makefile/cron is even possible, then it's over-complicated and you can refactor the complexity awa

Fair enough, if replacing that complex of a stack with Python/Makefile/cron is even possible, then it's over-complicated and you can refactor the complexity away. Unless of course you will soon need to implement a feature that requires bringing back in that whole stack. But I suppose this is why hindsight is a valuable asset when you get a project in maintenance mode, as you can see where the peak complexity of the project actually ended up being.