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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: gcl and noweb in the build-improvements source
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Brent Fulgham |
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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: gcl and noweb in the build-improvements source tree |
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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:51:57 -0800 (PST) |
> The implication though is that when we make a release, we must make
> sure gcl and noweb are included. That slightly complicates the logic
> of the Makefiles, but it is doable. Also we must watch out that
> people don't forget building and testing --without-gcl and
> --without-noweb (which will be the common cases).
I don't understand why GCL and Noweb are included in the first place. You
don't include AWK/SED, GCC, or a variety of other tools necessary for building
the software.
I suppose for GCL is was necessary, since Axiom might depend on specifics of
the Lisp language supported.
But it seems like making 'noweb' a build requirement might be an easier
approach. And as Axiom migrates to a more ANSI code base you could remove GCL
as well.
-Brent
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: gcl and noweb in the build-improvements source tree,
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