From: alan@...
Date: 2005-09-30T20:21:44+09:00
Subject: Rake, Rant, A-A-P

    I'd like to start working with C++ again. What's held me back is not
    wanting to mess around with configure + make again.

    I'm casting about for a new build tool that will work on different
    platforms, and I think this would be a good time to learn Ruby.

    I'm a confused about the difference between Rake and Rant. I'd like to
    build C++ primarily, so it would be nice if the build tool knew about
    various C++ tasks, wasn't totally Ruby oriented.

    A-A-P appeals to be because it has a concept of Recipes. A recipe for a
    GUI app would build bundles on OS X, and resource files on Win32. It
    doesn't appeal to me because it has a domain specific language.

    Specific questions:
    
        * What are the differences between Rant and Rake?
        * How does Ruby compare to something like SCons or A-A-P?

    Thank you.

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