Kirby C. Bohling wrote:
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:25:10AM -0400, A Large Angry SCM wrote:
Ryan Anderson wrote:
Convert build process from recurse Make to a single Make
Please explain the rational for this.
I'm new to the list, but given the subject, I'm fairly confident
it's this.
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/rmch/recu-make-cons-harm.html
...
He used the exact wording just about everyone dones when referring
to it conceptually. It's easy to google for support and rebuttal:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Recursive+Make+considered+harmful&btnG=Google+Search
Thanks for the references.
A quick read of the paper and some of the rebuttals make me think that
either way (recursive/non-recursive):
* require about the same amount of makefile/dependency maintenance work
from developers.
* allow developers to be lazy in different ways with
makefiles/dependencies.
* achieves the same end.
The non-recursive make method may have a small advantage for developers
using Git for their SCM because the Git operations are also performed at
the top level due to Git's design.
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