> On 21 Jun 2024, at 07:00, ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
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> here's where I'd have to disagree: "./configure && make is not so bad, it's not irrational, sometimes it's overkill, but it works"
>
> because it doesn't. Work, that is. At least, for me.

Never?

Any tool can be misused (perhaps there’s an issue with slurm’s implementation here?)

I think the quality of autoconf usage (by project authors) has declined, perhaps as building from source has been overtaken by the use of binary packages.

I’d argue that autotools (incl automake and libtool) can be a decent solution in the hands of devs who care.  At one time, I think it was the best compromise, although I’m open to argument that this time has passed.

It was certainly never useful for general portability to Windows, for instance, and more recent tools manage that better.




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