Besides, even if make has its ups and downs, even the Linux kernel uses make to get built. I consider make like kinda standard, even ppl not knowing anything on devel stuff on Linux know they need to type ./configure; make; make install =) Makefile rulz. /me begining to feel as the conservative party here :^) (not to say there shouldn't be any other, wouldn't be interesting without:)) En réponse à Nathan Whitehorn <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > >Well there is another issue. When OpenBeOS is to the point > > >that linux was say, at Rev 1.0, people will want to download > > >it and compile it. And that means that you will either need to > > >rewrite it all to use make or you will have to provide a runtime > > >version of "jam" just for OS compilation. > > > > This is really a non-issue since we can make prebuild binaries > > available > > all over the place: openbeos.org, bebits; heck, we could even put it > > > in > > the source tree (not saying we should). > > You will *really* appreciate batch building the release at some point. > > Trust me on this. Also, lots of people like to compile it for > themselves. > -Nathan > > -- > Fortune Cookie Says: > > A tautology is a thing which is tautological. > > >