[TUHS] Version 256 of systemd boasts '42% less Unix philosophy' The Register

[Luther Johnson]

That being said, I must confess there is a very smll number of tools I
use, which I build from source, keep up with patches and updates for,
etc. I don't have the same problems as a sysadmin for a large community
using many open source projects, those issues are real but since I'm
only supporting my opinionated self, I have the luxury of choosing
software that meets my approval.

On 06/19/2024 10:09 PM, Luther Johnson wrote:
> I just avoid tools that build with CMake altogether, I look for
> alternative tools. The tool has already told me, what I can expect from
> a continued relationship, by its use of CMake ...
>
> On 06/19/2024 10:01 PM, Scot Jenkins via TUHS wrote:
>> "Greg A. Woods" <woods at robohack.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> I will not ever allow cmake to run, or even exist, on the machines I
>>> control...
>> I'm not a fan of cmake either.
>>
>> How do you deal with software that only builds with cmake (or meson,
>> scons, ... whatever the developer decided to use as the build tool)?
>> What alternatives exist short of reimplementing the build process in
>> a standard makefile by hand, which is obviously very time consuming,
>> error prone, and will probably break the next time you want to update
>> a given package?
>>
>> If there is some great alternative, I would like to know about it.
>>
>> scot
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