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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Build system proposal |
| Date | 2024-02-05 13:38 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87y1byk2wa.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> (permalink) |
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
> On 05/02/2024 19:47, David Brown wrote:
[...]
>> Have you ever tried /any/ other programming language? Apart from
>> assembly and Forth, I have not seen a language that is more
>> cumbersome for string handling than C. Yes, you /can/ do string
>> handling in C, but no one would /choose/ C for that.
>> It's not unreasonable to suggest that you'd rather base your build
>> system on an existing mainstream language than a domain-specific
>> language (though DSL's have the big advantage of having a syntax and
>> semantics tuned to the task in question). But why C?
>>
> The newgroup is comp.lang.c. So if we propose using a generally
> accepted and widely understood programming language as our build
> scripting language, the choice of language has to be C.
Right -- *if* we want to discuss it here in comp.lang.c.
If C is not a suitable language for a new build systems, the solution is
to discuss it somewhere else, not to discuss it here and pretend C is
the best answer.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Medtronic
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 15:39 +0000
Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-04 15:58 +0000
Re: Build system proposal scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-02-04 16:58 +0000
Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-04 17:15 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 17:40 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-02-04 23:32 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 23:58 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-02-05 14:42 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 15:17 +0000
Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 16:00 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 16:51 +0000
Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 17:39 +0000
Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 11:13 -0800
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:41 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-02-05 19:14 +0200
Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-05 20:47 +0100
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 21:19 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 13:38 -0800
Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 11:10 +0100
Re: Build system proposal Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-02-05 23:26 +0200
Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 21:28 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:38 +0000
Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 12:56 +0100
Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 12:47 +0100
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:34 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 01:41 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 02:27 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 02:59 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 03:09 +0000
Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 22:33 -0800
Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 22:32 -0800
Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 07:25 +0000
Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 23:33 -0800
Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 08:20 +0000
Re: Build system proposal Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 08:19 -0800
Re: Build system proposal Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-02-04 23:24 -0800
Re: Build system proposal scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-02-04 16:32 +0000
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