From: Chris Gehlker <gehlker@...>
Date: 2002-02-09T04:30:32+09:00
Subject: Re: General questions about building Ruby

On 2/8/02 11:58 AM, "tgphelps@iglou.com" <tgphelps@iglou.com> wrote:

> I want to understand the Ruby build process in particular, and the
> general open-source build process in general. From what I see, most open
> source products use the same configure/make/make test/make install
> procedure. Can someone please tell me, or simply point me to docs about,
> how this works? For instance,
> 
> Is the configure script fairly constant across all products? Is it
> maintained by someone? Is there documentation on it?
> 
> Are the make files standardized? Is there a general model for what a
> makefile should look like?
> 
> Are there (pseudo-)standards about how products install to minimize
> stepping on other products and causing trouble.
> 
> I realize that this isn't really a Ruby question, but the answer to my
> question is applicable to my study of Ruby.
> 
 If you happen to be on a Mac, start at:
/Developer/Documentation/Commands/Autoconf/AutoConf_1.html

Otherwise, start at:
http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/autoconf/autoconf_toc.html
-- 
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