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GNU sather build system
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Claudio Fontana |
Subject: |
GNU sather build system |
Date: |
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:39:15 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i |
Hello,
I am writing you about the GNU Sather project,
as part of my effort to help GNU projects provide a better, more
consistent build system.
Currently, your project provides a build system that is not compatible
with GNU policies (as described in the GNU coding standards, and in
the autoconf, make and automake manuals).
Versions sather-1.2.2 and sather-1.3-beta7 have been checked.
At the end of the day, users and programs should be able to build and
install the package just like all other GNU projects running:
$ ./configure [--prefix=]
$ make
$ make install [DESTDIR=]
DESTDIR support is marked as optional in the GNU coding standards,
but in my opinion, DESTDIR can be very helpful for the user, the
distribution-specific packagers and third-party programs, because it
offers a consistent and portable way to perform staged installations.
Some links for additional information:
GNU Coding Standards [the only one which is really a necessary read]
http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/
GNU autoconf manual [could help]
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.57/html_mono/autoconf.html
GNU make manual [could help]
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
GNU automake manual [could help]
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/
In each case, please contact me at this address <address@hidden>
to provide your feedback about this issue.
I am ready to offer you information, help and support.
Thank you for your help in making GNU projects build systems better.
Claudio Fontana
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