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Re: Configuration/Makefile cleanups
- To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
- Subject: Re: Configuration/Makefile cleanups
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:24:19 -0700
- cc: espie at quatramaran dot ens dot fr, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Reply-To: law at redhat dot com
In message <20001125153523P.mitchell@codesourcery.com>you write:
> >>>>> "Marc" == Marc Espie <espie@quatramaran.ens.fr> writes:
>
> Marc> Note that the Makefile gunk is atrociously simple: you just
> Marc> need to make sure you have BISON=bison somewhere in that
> Marc> Makefile
>
> Our Makefiles are atrociously complex, due in part to lots and lots of
> atrociously simple bits.
>
> Put simply, you're not going to convince me that there's enough
> benefit in using byacc to outweigh the costs.
>
> You're certainly welcome to try to persuade others, though; my voice
> is by no means the final authority on these sorts of issues.
I agree 100% with Mark on this. I just don't see the benefits being
strong enough to outweigh the costs either.
jeff