On 04/16/2010 08:23 PM, Simone Gianni wrote:
+1
I don't do a lot of C developement, but being a Linux user have to compile C
things from time to time, and I find make "a bit outdated" :) Are you
planning to "port ant" or start from scratch with an ant like syntax?
From scratch, although I already have some code ready.
Ant is not very well suited for building the natives since it
presumes a single very well defined set of tools for compiling and
packaging, unlike native where tools and produced artifacts
require higher set of on-the-fly processing.
Idea is to have a light weight system that would replace
both configure and make with as little 3rd party dependencies
as possible and to be able to use it like ant with the same
syntax and set of different core tasks suited for non java artifacts.
Beside attempts like premake and scons, there is no actually
good multiplatform native build toolkits. Existing ant plugins
either follow the premake/scons concept of producing the native
make files, or do a compilation directly, but all of them require
some sort of (usually huge) runtime environment with complex
setup and high learning curve. Ant syntax and concepts should
at least lower down that learning curve thought.
Anyhow, I've choose the lab, cause currently it's just a
proof of concept, and if successful, the next stage would be
incubator.
Regards
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