Re: [PATCH] Makefile for bootstrap

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Alex Rousskov
<rousskov_at_measurement-factory.com> wrote:
> On 12/27/2011 05:56 AM, Kinkie wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>   I'd like to add the attached file to the top-level squid directory.
>> It is meant to track dependencies for regenerating the toplevel
>> configure only when needed.
>> The end result is a
>> make -f Makefile.bootstrap && ./configure ; make
>>
>> which make bootstrapping depend on changes to the dependencies list.
>>
>> What do you think?
>
> -0: Since bootstrapping is much faster than ./configure && make, running
>
>    ./bootstrap.sh && ./configure && make
>
> seems to be simpler, less error prone, almost as efficient, and does not
> require introducing another dependency that needs to be maintained
> (between project files and Makefile.bootstrap file).

Its main purpose for me is to be used as a master build script for
eclipse, which is quite geared towards using make as a build command
(there's a version of the eclipse boold toolchain which understand
autotools, but squid does quite an extensive use of magickry on top).

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    /kinkie