Re: Abysmal state of GTK build

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org,  emacs-devel@gnu.org,  luangruo@yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:43:40 +0200
> 
> The most recalcitrant thing is ./configure, of course -- it's
> single-threaded.

Are you using -C ?  It makes the configure script fly.  Most of the
changes in the script nowadays don't need a full reconfiguration, and
seldom even add new variables.

> I wonder whether anybody has looked into switching to a different build
> system?

I tried some of them (not in Emacs), and my conclusion was that each
one needs to be studied and adapted, so switching means learning a
whole new language and set of tools and practices.  On top of that,
you'd have fewer people to ask and come to help if you have problems.

With -C, the configure step is so fast that I'm not sure I even want
to think about an alternative.