Alex wrote:
I just joined the pd-dev list so i can keep up with this discussion.
I added a link to the GNU makefile conventions information to that wiki page. The info on the wiki seems pretty good though I don't quite understand the Makefile.extended... it is my understanding that these new makefiles are not simply for 'extended', they are an effort to remove the 'extendedness' requirement that exists there. It seems to me that eventually each external should have one file simply called "Makefile"... maybe the existing makefiles should be renamed to Makefile.something in the mean time?
the idea is, to allow people to maintain their own build-systems fit to _their_ own needs for their externals. having a separate naming would just not interfere with these. (there are people who are quite allergic to other people f*ing up their build-systems, even if everything is by the best intentions)
in the "ideal" world, Makefile.extended would just "include Makefile" and they would be the same. with the noteable difference, that - "Makefile" would contain the actual build-system - "Makefile.extended" would serve as a flag to indicate that this external should be included in "full" builds.
for those externals with no existing Makefile, doing this Makefile will definitely be the first step.
fgamsdr IOhannes