autoconf / automake

["Jones, Stephen" <sj...@rational.com>]

Does anybody know how to use autoconf or automake?

We could perhaps put an end to most of the mod_jk compilation problems if we
had some good configure scripts that generated Makefiles. I don't know how
complicated the tools are...

Steve

Re: autoconf / automake

[Jon Stevens <jo...@latchkey.com>]

on 3/3/01 10:52 AM, "Dan Milstein" <da...@shore.net> wrote:

> Jon,
> 
> Do you think these tools are *worth* using, or do they cause more problems
> than they solve? 
> 
> I've got a friend who is a pretty solid autoconf/automake guru, and I'm
> trying to tempt him into helping out with setting this up, but I won't do
> that if people with experience think it's going to make trouble down the
> road.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> -Dan

They are totally worth using. Once you get it right, they are a life saver
and the work put into JServ can really be re-used here. Getting it right is
the hard part. It needs a *lot* of testing.

-jon

-- 
If you come from a Perl or PHP background, JSP is a way to take
your pain to new levels. --Anonymous
<http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/> && <http://java.apache.org/turbine/>

Re: autoconf / automake

[Dan Milstein <da...@shore.net>]

Jon,

Do you think these tools are *worth* using, or do they cause more problems
than they solve?  

I've got a friend who is a pretty solid autoconf/automake guru, and I'm
trying to tempt him into helping out with setting this up, but I won't do
that if people with experience think it's going to make trouble down the
road.

Anyone?

-Dan

Jon Stevens wrote:
> 
> on 3/2/01 9:12 AM, "Jones, Stephen" <sj...@rational.com> wrote:
> 
> > Does anybody know how to use autoconf or automake?
> >
> > We could perhaps put an end to most of the mod_jk compilation problems if we
> > had some good configure scripts that generated Makefiles. I don't know how
> > complicated the tools are...
> >
> > Steve
> 
> You can use JServ's system (which myself and Vadim) built as your basis.
> 
> Needless to say, using those tools and getting them to work on a bazillion
> different platforms is a royal bitch.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> -jon
> 
> --

-- 

Dan Milstein // danmil@shore.net

Re: autoconf / automake

[Jon Stevens <jo...@latchkey.com>]

on 3/2/01 9:12 AM, "Jones, Stephen" <sj...@rational.com> wrote:

> Does anybody know how to use autoconf or automake?
> 
> We could perhaps put an end to most of the mod_jk compilation problems if we
> had some good configure scripts that generated Makefiles. I don't know how
> complicated the tools are...
> 
> Steve

You can use JServ's system (which myself and Vadim) built as your basis.

Needless to say, using those tools and getting them to work on a bazillion
different platforms is a royal bitch.

thanks,

-jon

-- 
If you come from a Perl or PHP background, JSP is a way to take
your pain to new levels. --Anonymous
<http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/> && <http://java.apache.org/turbine/>