Hi Marcus, Am 15.05.21 um 08:57 schrieb Marcus: > Am 14.05.21 um 21:56 schrieb Arrigo Marchiori: >> I would go for option A- because option B- would lead to _very_ long >> command lines and I would expect problems. >> >> But would I stomp on anyone's feet if I did that? Would it be bad >> practice? Would it violate any standards? >> >> I am open to suggestions and criticism. Please let me hear your >> opinion! > > I'm not a core developer, so I don't know the details. However, > renaming such essential keywords like "INCLUDE" and "LIB" is indeed a > heavy change. > > IMHO it's the same like switching the build system to gmake, scons or > whatever. It has to be done very carefully and would be an enormous > obstacle for us. There are f...cking many makefiles that need to be > changed. We have tried to change the build system more than one time > and both were not done until the end. > > So, now we have a mix of 3-4 build systems inside the code. With a mix > of renamed keywords it won't get easier to maintain the code and even > not for new vontuneers to understand this. > > What is currently used for building on Windows? MSVC 2008 (EOL since 2018). The file isn't downloadable anymore from Microsoft. > Any (good) need to chnge thisto VS 2015?
We need to move to a new compiler at some point, MSVC would be supported until 2025. Regards, Matthias > > Who should do this change and is there a guarantee that the person is > doing it until the end? > > Is it for sure that this is only influencing how we can build on > Windows or has it any side effects on the other platforms? If so, > renaming is more than a normal obstacle. > > We need to discuss and decide this very detailed and carefully. > > Sorry for these strong words and questions. However, my gut feeling > says "this is not a good idea". > > My 2 ct. > > Marcus > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
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