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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Add missing "C_" prefix to a snprintf call
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John Cowan |
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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Add missing "C_" prefix to a snprintf calls in a tcp module |
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Sun, 19 Oct 2014 13:23:34 -0400 |
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Peter Bex scripsit:
> I'd hesitate to apply them, because we wouldn't be able to maintain
> them. We'd need msvc support so we can verify things still work if
> we change things up. Do you think you could write a Windows Makefile
> which uses the msvc compiler?
That is what CMake does anyway: it is not a make, but a makefile maker
like imake or autotools.
> Alternatively, we maybe we could consider adding your CMake build,
> perhaps as an alternative that co-exists with GMake. That way we can
> try out how well we can maintain it. Eventually, the GNU Make support
> could be phased out, if it turns out we're able to maintain it.
> I know that maintaining two build systems is redundant extra work, and
> painful, but switching to CMake altogether is too much of a gamble IMHO.
I agree. The current Chicken build system is admirable in its simplicity.
There is no reason why a Windows make file and associated .h file couldn't
be bundled with Chicken after being generated offline by CMake.
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan address@hidden
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