08-05-2011, 04:22 PM
Makefile are really portable. All you need is make, which exists on every known platform, whereas batch is only available on Windows.
Makefiles aren't really archaic, they just have a special syntax and they're way more powerful than raw batch scripts. Sure, you get the work done, but the point with a good tool is to be smart. And it's not really hard to maintain, I'm not talking about an autotools generated Makefile here !
I really don't like CMake, I won't do that. It's an unnecessary dependency, because you'll still need make/nmake/whatever to build and run the tests.
So, if you want me to do them, just add me to the project so I can work and commit them.
Makefiles aren't really archaic, they just have a special syntax and they're way more powerful than raw batch scripts. Sure, you get the work done, but the point with a good tool is to be smart. And it's not really hard to maintain, I'm not talking about an autotools generated Makefile here !
I really don't like CMake, I won't do that. It's an unnecessary dependency, because you'll still need make/nmake/whatever to build and run the tests.
So, if you want me to do them, just add me to the project so I can work and commit them.