Tim Blechmann wrote:
but i don't want to write on in order to not start a flame war again. probably i am just thinking of volunteering to do the autoconf support for pd-devel.
what a wonderful idea :-) ... although the scons system is nearly finished and it would be a waste of resources to maintain two build systems ...
for me it is more a waste of resources if i need python installed on my system in order to get pd compiled.
anyhow....
---> before i really try to see through it, i'd like to know, why the autobuild system has gone so overcomplicated. <--- (this is the main question in this mail) is there any reason, why a normal person who just wants to compile pd-devel on their machine, needs automake installed ?
IMO, building should consist of 2-3 steps: ./configure && make and optionally "make install"
this means, that people would basdically need "make" and a compiler installed (and of course a set of "essential" tools like sed and echo)
no-one should be forced to have to go through the struggels of automake1.7 vs automake1.8 and the like but those, who build the build system (which boils down to 1-3 persons)
mfg.asd.r IOhannes