Re: [platform-dev] Taming native build scripts under Linux

[Mikhail Zabaluev <mhz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Tom,

On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 09:57:11AM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
>
> For our RPM we solved these problems by adding new `native.xml' files
> to each module that includes native code.  Then we modified the
> top-level build.xml to call these native.xml files with some
> parameters (arch, os, ws, java home, and compiler choice -- I think
> that's it, but I'd have to look).
> 
> Then we removed all the .so files from our copy of the tree.  Now we
> can do a checkout and build everything, including all the native code,
> with one command.  This is convenient for people doing development, as
> well as for building RPMs.
> 
> I haven't found the time yet to try to push these patches out to the
> public.  If there's interest, I can try to increase the priority of
> this though.  (My impression is that there isn't.  So I've continued
> to put it off.  If this impression is inaccurate I'd like to know.)

Agreed, this mainly concerns distribution vendors and DIY fans.
But I think it's better for the project to be totally rebuildable
without any voodoo magic.

-- 
Stay tuned,
  MhZ                                     JID: mhz@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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