[OT] Build procedures

[OT] Build procedures

[Martin Dowie]

I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a posting here
which mentioned a quote about how any project should be able to be built
with a single command from a command line. Unfortunately Google search
hasn't shed any light on this message. Does anyone know the quote? Who
said/wrote it? Title of publication? The actual quote?!

TIA

-- Martin

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[Ludovic Brenta]

"Martin Dowie" writes:
> I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a
> posting here which mentioned a quote about how any project should be
> able to be built with a single command from a command
> line. Unfortunately Google search hasn't shed any light on this
> message. Does anyone know the quote? Who said/wrote it? Title of
> publication? The actual quote?!
>
> TIA
>
> -- Martin

The thread was "GNAT and GNU build system".  I've found one entry in
that thread. I don't think it has the exact quote you're looking for,
but you may be able to get to it.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22GNAT+and+GNU+build+system%22&hl=fr&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=xxmQc.1161%24256.723%40reader1.news.jippii.net&rnum=1

HTH

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[CBFalconer]

Martin Dowie wrote:
> 
> I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a
> posting here which mentioned a quote about how any project should
> be able to be built with a single command from a command line.
> Unfortunately Google search hasn't shed any light on this message.
> Does anyone know the quote? Who said/wrote it? Title of
> publication? The actual quote?

On most systems the command is "make".  Depending on the makefile,
it might require an argument or two.

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 as Secretariat and Mr Ed were both horses." -     James Rhodes.
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 morals.  We now know that it is bad economics" -         FDR

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[Martin Dowie]

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> The thread was "GNAT and GNU build system".  I've found one entry in
> that thread. I don't think it has the exact quote you're looking for,
> but you may be able to get to it.
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22GNAT+and+GNU+build+system%22&hl=fr&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=xxmQc.1161%24256.723%40reader1.news.jippii.net&rnum=1

Thanks but I don't think that's it. I'm sure it was a quote taken from a 
book (possibly a 'good coding/development style' from someone at Microsoft - 
no comments please! ;-)

-- Martin

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[Martin Dowie]

"CBFalconer" <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:41408BCE.5B2DF9F7@yahoo.com...
> Martin Dowie wrote:
>>
>> I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a
>> posting here which mentioned a quote about how any project should
>> be able to be built with a single command from a command line.
>> Unfortunately Google search hasn't shed any light on this message.
>> Does anyone know the quote? Who said/wrote it? Title of
>> publication? The actual quote?
>
> On most systems the command is "make".  Depending on the makefile,
> it might require an argument or two.

'make' doesn't pull out a particular version of code from a config-control 
program, or automatically run regression tests, or put the resulting output 
back under config-control and label it, or create an installation program 
etc... 

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[Martin Dowie]

Martin Dowie wrote:
> I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a
> posting here which mentioned a quote about how any project should be
> able to be built with a single command from a command line.
> Unfortunately Google search hasn't shed any light on this message.
> Does anyone know the quote? Who said/wrote it? Title of publication?
> The actual quote?!

Big thanks to Karel, who sent me this link...

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html

Which is exactly what I was looking for.

-- Martin

Re: [OT] Build procedures

[Stephen Leake]

"Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> writes:

> "CBFalconer" <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
> news:41408BCE.5B2DF9F7@yahoo.com...
> > Martin Dowie wrote:
> >>
> >> I seem to remember that within the last few months there was a
> >> posting here which mentioned a quote about how any project should
> >> be able to be built with a single command from a command line.
> >> Unfortunately Google search hasn't shed any light on this message.
> >> Does anyone know the quote? Who said/wrote it? Title of
> >> publication? The actual quote?
> >
> > On most systems the command is "make".  Depending on the makefile,
> > it might require an argument or two.
> 
> 'make' doesn't pull out a particular version of code from a config-control 
> program, or automatically run regression tests, or put the resulting output 
> back under config-control and label it, or create an installation program 
> etc... 

Make can do all of that if you tell it to. As can Ant, or any other
full-fledged build system.

gnatmake can't, since it can't run arbitrary shell commands.

-- 
-- Stephe