Re: make install in helpers

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
>> On 03/15/2009 02:07 AM, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>
>>> There are conceptual problems still with not being able to simply go to
>>> helper directory and 'make install' as long as they need libcompat from
>>> a higher level directory.
>>>
>>> Ideas on how that gets solved are very welcome.
>>
>> Do you mean that "make install" in helpers does not work if libcompat
>> has not been built yet (i.e., "make all" has not been run yet from the
>> root directory)? If yes, it seems to me that this is not something we
>> should try to fix.
>
> That's exactly what I mean.
> I'm of a similar mind. Though I know people sometimes need to build a
> missing helper without overwriting their existing build/install or doing a
> full rebuild.

Sorry guys, but I don't fully agree here.
Build-time on some end-user system is WAY cheaper than our collective
brainpower here, which I'd see much better invested somewhere else.
If we manage to reach that goal as a side-effect of some other
project, good. Otherwise let's stick to what we really need, which ATM
is IMVHO:
- finalize SourceLayout
- get 3.1 out
- merge StringNg

-- 
    /kinkie