[Simh] Proposal for a new make system

[Toby Thain]

On 10-Mar-09, at 5:34 PM, Richard wrote:

>
> In article <C819D8ED-B14E-44FC-8442-3BAC4057DE2A at telegraphics.com.au>,
>     Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au>  writes:
>
>> Yeah but even more valuable than the automatic cite is practical
>> experience of why recursive make doesn't work - since this paper,
>> unfortunately, appears to lack power to convince.
>
> Wow!  You beat that straw man into submission with great finesse!
>
> The paper doesn't claim that recursive make doesn't work.

That was "cutting a long story short". Perhaps too short.


>
> If you read the paper, you'll understand the reasoning.  Have you?

I'm familiar with the paper and I understand the reasoning perfectly.  
And my long practical experience with 'make' leads me to similar  
conclusions - which was why I posted. However, as you'll see from the  
older thread on this topic, not everyone finds the paper persuasive.


> Because I have and its immediately obvious what he means by "recursive
> make considered harmful", just like its immediately obvious by what
> Dijkstra means when he says "goto considered harmful" in his famous
> letter to CACM.


Certainly.

--Toby


>
> At any rate, this discussion is getting far afield of matters directly
> related to SIMH.
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