Re: Multi-platform build system

[Miles Bader]

Óscar Fuentes <address@hidden> writes:
> Experience shows that a cmake spec usually is a fraction of the
> length of the equivalent autoconf+automake/Makefile spec,
> line-wise. Maintenance work is proportionally reduced. It's easier
> to add new features, too.

Off-topic, but I'm quite skeptical of this claim, compared to
automake.  Makefile.am files tend to be pretty darn close to the
minimal amount of information required to build (in typical cases: a
list of source files), and very easy to extend.

Automake's implementation is not very pretty, but the interface
presented to the user is extremely good.

-Miles

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