[vdr] [OT] Re: [Announce] noad 0.4.2

[Olaf Titz <olaf@bigred.inka.de>]

> Seems we walk out of the makefile-hell directly into the automake-hell ?

We already have, big time.

I've yet to come across a program using automake which I've been able
to compile out of the box. Using automake greatly reduces the chance
that a distributed work will compile cleanly. Even if the only reason
is version incompatibilities, that's enough already.

The most likely reason for the cited problem is that you require a
different version of automake than present in the client's
distribution. It is nearly impossible to install different versions of
automake on one system and have it work smoothly, so this version-hell
is a huge problem for anyone who compiles more than one program.

Not to mention other problems like the madness you get from "make -n
install" (some people like to know if they are overwriting important
system files beforehand).

IMPO the world would be better off with just plain autoconf scripts.

Olaf



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