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It’s pretty cool to see that an entire OS can be built with a ~250 line Makefile. Yes, of course there are sub Makefiles etc, but perhaps it indicates that we c
by hestefisk 4y ago
It’s pretty cool to see that an entire OS can be built with a ~250 line Makefile. Yes, of course there are sub Makefiles etc, but perhaps it indicates that we could make today’s technology simpler (e.g. the Linux kernel).
- sgt 4y agoFreeBSD kernel is still simple to configure and compile. At least last time I checked.
- hestefisk 4y agoVery true. This is an entire OS, however. FreeBSD prob comes closest in terms of elegance. That’s why it’s my main OS for a reason.
- m000 4y agoIf you only support a single platform and a single compiler, Makefiles are perfectly adequate. The extra baggage (autotools and such) are the extra baggage for building on any platform, with different compilers.