Re: Is a modern build system acceptable for older platforms

From: Yuriy Zhuravlev <stalkerg(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: p(dot)psql(at)pinaraf(dot)info, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Is a modern build system acceptable for older platforms
Date: 2018-05-28 09:32:43
Message-ID: CANiD2e8w6x3m9sV2T9qU5p3agtZDTvXA-APJDjBAdaZu3zbqOA@mail.gmail.com
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> It's more than just a bunch of conservative dinosaurs not wanting to
> change how they do anything,
>

I didn't talk that.

It's that a change needs to offer really compelling benefits
>

Because of this benefits depend on your development style and your habits.
For me for example, simple CMake syntax and possible to make projects files
for IDEs on many platform really compelling benefits.
If you love Perl's like syntax, work in Vim/Emacs under Linux you will have
an only extra problem with moderns build systems. (it's not bad it's just
how it work)

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