This episode is all about build systems! Mostly about the problems associated with the venerable ./configure; make; make install process. This expands on a section I wrote in APPropriate Behaviour.
- The history of UNIX make
- Why Johnny Can’t Build [portable scientific software]
- Recursive Make Considered Harmful
- Non-recursive Make Considered Harmful
- A Generation Lost in the Bazaar
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