From: ptkwt@... (Phil Tomson) Date: 2005-10-01T06:36:44+09:00 Subject: Re: Rake, Rant, A-A-P In article , wrote: > 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 can symphathize. > > 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. > (I've used rake for a couple of small projects and I've never used Rant, so take that into consideration). I know that Rake is not just oriented towards Ruby. Though it's written in Ruby people use Rake for building Java projects, for example. I used Rake to build for an obscure HDL simulator. I think rake would make a great make replacement in the C++ domain. As far as 'knowing' about various C++ build tasks, perhaps that is something that will happen via people posting rake 'recipes'? Maybe people can contribute some generic rake functions that would be useful in different domains? > 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. > Never heard of A-A-P, so I can't comment. Phil