Re: GOP-PROP 5: build system output (probable decision)

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Percival" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>; "Ian Hulin" <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: GOP-PROP 5: build system output (probable decision)


> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 03:32:20PM +0100, Phil Holmes wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Hulin" <address@hidden>
> > To: <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: GOP-PROP 5: build system output (probable decision)
> >
> > >1+ for Graham's proposal, provided his bin target acts as a synonym for
> > >exe, and builds all the stuff in out/bin.
> >
> > If we go with my proposal (which is nice and simple as a starter) it
> > will simply remake the .exe if any file in \lily is changed.  This
> > strikes me as a handy first step and would speed the development
> > process up.
>
> I like it.
>
> > >Graham, what are the time estimates for adding a top-level make target
> > >for developer who's a build-system virgin?
>
> For a build-system virgin -- which you don't qualify as, since you
> already a bit about build systems -- I'd say 2 hours.  For you,
> maybe 1 hour.
>
> > It'd take me about 5 minutes.
>
> I'm calling it 30 minutes, including testing, patch for review,
> revising the patch to accommodate comments, testing+uploading new
> patch, etc.
>
> Start your stopwatch.  :)
>
> Cheers,
> - Graham

Patch attached.  Not convinced it's worth a Rietveld for essentially one 
line?  Works on my system.

--
Phil Holmes

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