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What you are describing is autoconf, not make. Make by itself is actually a very handy tool for performing tasks that have a dependency graph. Autoconf.. Well,

What you are describing is autoconf, not make. Make by itself is actually a very handy tool for performing tasks that have a dependency graph. Autoconf.. Well, I can't disagree. It's a hack built on top of a hack and should probably be rethought. Once autoconf is done generating Makefiles, make itself is generally trouble-free. http://freecode.com/articles/stop-the-autoconf-insanity-why-we-need-a-new-build-system http://freecode.com/articles/stop-the-autoconf-insanity-why-...

taybin 13y ago
I'm okay with autoconf. Automake however is an abomination.
ArbitraryLimits 13y ago
Everyone says that, until they're put in charge of babysitting an old HPUX or AIX box and it's time to install something. Then no one complains about Autoconf again (though they can't bring themselves to praise it, either). Automake, on the other hand...
r0muald 13y ago
mk-configure is a "lightweight" autotools replacement <http://sourceforge.net/projects/mk-configure/> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mk-configure/>