From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Tromey Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CMake build anyone? Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:06:13 -0600 Message-ID: References: <87aapfxyhc.fsf@telefonica.net> <87wrsjwijl.fsf@telefonica.net> <83mxtfb7uo.fsf@gnu.org> <874ofnw8j4.fsf@telefonica.net> <83hbjnaqli.fsf@gnu.org> <837hkib28j.fsf@gnu.org> <87y6cxucgt.fsf@telefonica.net> <87pqy9kedx.fsf@catnip.gol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1280199989 29569 80.91.229.12 (27 Jul 2010 03:06:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:06:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 27 05:06:27 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdaUt-0004ps-GB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:06:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48852 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OdaUs-0008Fx-DS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39821 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OdaUl-0008EE-PQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:20 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdaUk-0004bC-Gu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:41810) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdaUi-0004aW-5W; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:16 -0400 Original-Received: from int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.17]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o6R36Ee4026970 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:14 -0400 Original-Received: from ns3.rdu.redhat.com (ns3.rdu.redhat.com [10.11.255.199]) by int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o6R36EF4010695; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:14 -0400 Original-Received: from opsy.redhat.com (ovpn01.gateway.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.9.1]) by ns3.rdu.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o6R36DHP017936; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:13 -0400 Original-Received: by opsy.redhat.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id 28B793792BB; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:06:13 -0600 (MDT) X-Attribution: Tom In-Reply-To: <87pqy9kedx.fsf@catnip.gol.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:32:58 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.17 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127864 Archived-At: >>>>> "Miles" == Miles Bader writes: Miles> That's probably for the better anyway, as there's currently no obvious Miles> winner among the "new gen build systems," and all have their problems. Miles> Maybe in a few years, there will be more of a consensus (perhaps someone Miles> will do what Linus did with git -- get sick of the whole sordid mess, Miles> and finally do it right). Why should Emacs require the GNU version control tool but not require the GNU build system? An irritating question, but one that I think ought to be answered. Tom