From: Christian Neukirchen Date: 2005-06-05T17:48:46+09:00 Subject: Re: Package, a future replacement for setup.rb and mkmf.rb Jim Freeze writes: > * Christian Neukirchen [2005-06-05 07:59:15 +0900]: > >> Package doesn't try to conquer the world, however, it aims to be just >> a tool that would be useful if it was standard and everyone could >> build on due to it's policy-neutrality > >> What advantages will Package have over setup.rb and mkmf.rb, as >> they are now? > > I find mkmf.rb very useful to create a Makefile when I am building a C wrapper > to some library. Will Package do the same thing, or will mkmf still > be needed? Package will try to provide a more clean (no icky globals, for example) API for the things mkmf.rb does. I think I'll start with a recent mkmf.rb and refactor it heavily. > Jim Freeze -- Christian Neukirchen http://chneukirchen.org