[Info-vax] make vs. MMS

[Scott Dorsey]

Steven Schweda  <sms.antinode at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Converting a "make" file to MMS is often relatively easy, but if the
>project uses a script-generated "config.h" file, then that's typically a
>bigger problem in an environment where you can't run the script.  And
>much GNU stuff seems to drag in vast quantities of other GNU stuff.
>
>   When dealing with a script-generated "config.h", my usual procedure
>has been to (try to) build the kit on Tru64, and then manually edit the
>result.  It's far from automatic.

Translation: If the makefile is competently-written by a human being, it
will translate to MMS easily.

If the makefile is a horrific mess generated by Configure or some other
automated process, it will be difficult to translate to anything and 
difficult to debug when it fails and it should be rewritten.

If the makefile is a horrific mess generated by cmake then just shoot
yourself now and avoid the pain.  If you absolutely have to deal with that,
get the original cmakefile and work from that to translate it, avoiding all
the horrific trash that cmake generates from it.
--scott

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