Re: I just pushed the first example of a configure script

[neugens.limasoftware@gmail.com]

What I mean is that the build directories can still be grouped, and that configure should allow the use of the --srcdir and similar options to allow such flexibility.

It's true that you still need to run configure from the given build dir though, but this can be automated via scripts as well.

The idea would be to make cross compilation easier even on those platforms that are not officially supported yet I think.

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----- Reply message -----
Da: "David Holmes" <David.Holmes at oracle.com>
Data: gio, ago 25, 2011 12:16
Oggetto: I just pushed the first example of a configure script
A: "neugens.limasoftware at gmail.com" <neugens.limasoftware at gmail.com>
Cc: "Magnus Ihse Bursie" <magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com>, <build-infra-dev at openjdk.java.net>


On 25/08/2011 8:08 PM, neugens.limasoftware at gmail.com wrote:
> You can add this to your script ;)
>
> Seriously, I'm not sure to follow the problem, but I think you cannot mix
> the build directories for different targets anyway.

What do you mean by a "build directory"? The output directories are distinct 
based on platform, but grouped in a common location and arranged by a build 
identifier.

David

> I would expect that configure takes an argument to identify where you want
> the build to take place as well, rather than use an hardcoded default, so
> simply adapting the build script would do the same, really.
>
> Cheers,
> Mario
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> ----- Reply message -----
> Da: "David Holmes" <David.Holmes at oracle.com>
> Data: gio, ago 25, 2011 12:01
> Oggetto: I just pushed the first example of a configure script
> A: "Magnus Ihse Bursie" <magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com>
> Cc: <build-infra-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>
>
> Hi Magnus,
>
> On 25/08/2011 7:35 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>  > Hi David and everyone else,
>  >
>  > I'm an Oracle engineer that have just barely returned from my paternity
>  > leave, and I will be helping Fredrik, Erik and Kelly with the build
>  > infrastructure project, as soon as I get up to speed. :)
>  >
>  > On 2010-10-22 02:43, David Holmes wrote:
>  >> I guess I'll have to reserve judgment but I don't like the idea of having
>  >> to setup different build directories in which to run configure for local
>  >> vs cross-compile - so far that's not making my job (as a developer) any
>  >> easier.
>  >
>  > The goal of this project is of course to make the everyday work situation
>  > for the developers better - not worse!
>  >
>  > Can you please elaborate on what the problem is? If I understand you
>  > correctly, you have a situation where you want to repeatedly build the same
>  > source code to the local platform and also to one (or more) foreign
>  > platform(s) using cross-compile, right?
>
> Right.
>
>  > How would you accomplish this today and how does it differ from using
>  > configure?
>
> Today I have a source forest and a top-level builds directory that contains
> my build scripts for the different platforms. I simply do build-x.csh or
> build-y.csh.
>
> My recollection from building configure based tools is that now I would have
> to do something like:
>
> mkdir build-x
> cd build-x
> <run configure for platform x>
> cd ..
> mkdir build-y
> cd build-y
> <run configure for platform y>
>
> And thereafter I'd have to identify the right build-x or build-y directory
> to do the actual build.
>
> I'm not saying this is intolerable just saying that this is more cumbersome
> than what I have to do now and I'm unclear what benefit configure is
> actually going to buy me.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>  > /Magnus
>  >
>
>