Re: scripts/build/scan-mf-deps: script to generate MF dependencies (issue 553700043 by address@hidden)

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 8:29 AM <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On 2020/03/15 21:46:38, hanwenn wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 8:44 PM <mailto:address@hidden>
> wrote:
> > > Using whatever makes sense from the GNU build system and reduce the
> > > maintenance burden of the build system as much as possible. FWIW I
> fully
> > > agree with David that the current shortcomings originate from what
> > > LilyPond builds around Autoconf, GNU make et al. Using standard
> > > solutions (aclocal, possibly Automake for dependencies of C++ files)
> > > should enable us to reuse what others have already solved.
> >
> > I don't disagree with the analysis of the root cause, but getting rid
> > of the recursive make for a non-recursive one means a complete
> > rewrite, and not one that can be done incrementally. When you do a
> > complete rewrite, you might as well reconsider the fundamental
> > assumptions, one of which is "use the GNU build stack".
> >
> > I have plenty of experience with Automake, GNU make, building
> > lilypond, and build systems in general. My conclusion of this
> > experience is that it is a pretty poor stack,
>
> ... which has led to the invention of Stepmake in the past ...
>
> > and for that reason I am
> > experimenting with something that is completely different.
>
> So we start another cycle of writing a custom build system. Fabulous!
> </sarcasm>

I am not asking you for a review of a new build system. I am asking
for the review of this change.

I think we can do without the sarcasm about my capabilities, given
that you are working on a project that I largely wrote, and has
survived for 22 years.

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Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen