On Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 01:50:53PM -0000, David Reid wrote:
> I have to say that I agree with Ryan on this. Having some platforms using
> one mechanism and other using something "home-grown" is a recipe for
> disaster. Windows is a different case and we should essentially ignore it.
>
> Autoconf seems to work OK, it just needs some fiddling to get it working as
> it needs to for other non-unix platforms, and I suspect the same will be
> true of some of the more exotic unix platforms out there.
David, you asked me some questions privately. Sorry, I didn't
have time to answer them all (I've just returned from the PDM
in Tel Aviv). Were they answered by someone else in the mean
time?
> Libtool? If it's going to produce more problems than it solves then lets
> find something else. If a home grown solution is going to work then lets do
> that.
There are benefits in improving (read adding support for
more platforms) libtool:
- libtool is well maintained by other people, so we don't
lose time doing it ourselves
- the whole Open Source community benefits, because our
improvements can be used by other projects
> As much as I hate to bring up decisions (not a strong point within the group
> :-)) we probably need to make one before too long.
Well, I think it's pretty clear what I think about the issue.
Nevertheless, I value your opinion and your input on it.
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Regards,
Sascha Schumann
Consultant
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