Re: GOP-PROP 5: build system output (probable decision)

[Graham Percival]

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 03:32:20PM +0100, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Hulin" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: GOP-PROP 5: build system output (probable decision)
> 
> >1+ for Graham's proposal, provided his bin target acts as a synonym for
> >exe, and builds all the stuff in out/bin.
> 
> If we go with my proposal (which is nice and simple as a starter) it
> will simply remake the .exe if any file in \lily is changed.  This
> strikes me as a handy first step and would speed the development
> process up.

I like it.

> >Graham, what are the time estimates for adding a top-level make target
> >for developer who's a build-system virgin?

For a build-system virgin -- which you don't qualify as, since you
already a bit about build systems -- I'd say 2 hours.  For you,
maybe 1 hour.

> It'd take me about 5 minutes.

I'm calling it 30 minutes, including testing, patch for review,
revising the patch to accommodate comments, testing+uploading new
patch, etc.

Start your stopwatch.  :)

Cheers,
- Graham