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bjourne · 2024-09-21
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Java dependencies are too complicated for make. See https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/managing-projects-with/...
dijit · 2023-01-10
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I'm not writing C. so I'm not sure what you mean, I mentioned ./configure as a solution to a problem because it was obviously a big enough problem;
To go into issues though:
Make itself executes by default with `sh` which is wildly different between platforms.
Even if you write portable enough shell; Paths are still incompatible between OS's and distros.
You still must ship your tools, which is a direct contradition of what is mentioned.
In fact; I just googled it and this chapter from Managing Projects with GNU Make; talks about the issues in making Make (GNU Make, as opposed to BSD Make, which is different enough to have broken my things!): portable
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/managing-projects-with/...
elchief · 2022-10-31
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Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/managing-projects-with/...
O'Reilly is free via my public library. Yours might have the same
soapdog · 2014-03-25
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For those wanting to check out more about the GNU flavor of Make, there is this little book: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596006105.do
