Hi all! On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch converts the btrfs-progs build system from a single Makefile > to the autotools suite. > > The advantages are: > Easier construction of Makefiles > Easier to breakout the source into separate directories for easier management > Easier to build shared libraries automatically > Automatic checking for optional libraries, like libext2fs for btrfs-convert > Automatic infrastructure for installing and testing > > The caveats are: > Opinions on autotools are... mixed. > make C=1 no longer works, but is replaced by make check. Please make this optional.. I would really prefer the simple makefile that it has now.. If the proposed advantages are a wanted feature, I would gladly try to supply patches for the makefile to support them.. Just to keep it away from autotool hell. Kind regards -- Miguel Sousa Filipe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
