Re: [boost] Build system/GCC questions

From: Thomas Matelich (sosedada_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-05 09:23:17

David Abrahams wrote:

> > If you're in
> > the mood to look at a different build system, you could get tmake from
> > ftp.trolltech.com/pub/freebies/tmake.  They have a hierarchical system of
> rules
> > regarding building apps and libs on many platform-compiler combinations.
>
> Requires Perl; generates makefiles; doesn't support Mac.
> I think this fails to be adequate for boost on many counts. I don't know
> about the licensing terms.

The initial recommendation was just as a reference for information about local
rules.

> > Alternatively, qmake (c++ implementation) is bundled into the qt 2.30 beta
> and
> > adds support for Mac.
>
> Not! (?) At least I downloaded the 2.3 "free release" and grepped the files
> for "qmake" coming up empty!
>
> > I was going to suggest boost look at qmake, but I don't know if they go as
> far
> > with things like debug and release.  Otherwise, their .pro file format is
> quite
> > nice.

MAN!!!  I really hate brain farts :)  I meant 3.0 beta.  They took tmake,
expanded it and wrote it in c++.  Available at
ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source.  If you don't have a fast internet
connection, I can extract the qmake part into a tarball for you.

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Thomas O Matelich
Senior Software Designer
Zetec, Inc.
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