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alandekok / jlibtool

A replacement for libtool written in C
Apache License 2.0
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Incorrect information about the lack of a Makefile #1

Closed andrewrothman closed 11 years ago

andrewrothman commented 11 years ago

In the README, the following text is found:

"There is no configure script. None is needed. There is no Makefile. None is needed."

A few lines below, the following text is found:

"Just use make, which is smart enough to figure out how to build C programs:"

At this point I was very confused. To keep my sanity in check, I looked for a Makefile and there was one included in the repository.

alandekok commented 11 years ago

If you read the Makefile, you'll see it has many examples of using jlibtool.

It doesn't REQUIRE a Makefile. But if CAN use one, if it exists.

I fail to see how this is an issue in anything other then comprehension.

andrewrothman commented 11 years ago

I'm not quite sure what you mean that it doesn't require one. I ran this in terminal and got this output:

AndyBook:Desktop AndyRoth$ git clone https://github.com/alandekok/jlibtool.git Cloning into 'jlibtool'... remote: Counting objects: 293, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (192/192), done. remote: Total 293 (delta 166), reused 212 (delta 85) Receiving objects: 100% (293/293), 66.18 KiB, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (166/166), done. AndyBook:Desktop AndyRoth$ cd jlibtool AndyBook:jlibtool AndyRoth$ rm Makefile AndyBook:jlibtool AndyRoth$ make make: *\ No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. AndyBook:jlibtool AndyRoth$

Also, yes, this is an issue regarding only comprehension. I just want to find out what you mean by it not requiring a Makefile.

alandekok commented 11 years ago

Most modern "make" programs have internal rules which tell them how to build binaries from C files. Those "make" programs don't need explicit Makefiles.

I really don't understand your need for pedantic clarity. You're confused that it does need a Makefile, but it uses one if one exists? Why in gods green earth is this an issue to worry about, much less complain repeatedly about?

andrewrothman commented 11 years ago

I'm sorry to trouble you. I was just trying to understand. This is totally not an issue to worry about. If this were a problem in the documentation then it would benefit others to have it corrected but I see that this is not the case. Thank you for clarifying this to me and thank you for your time.