On 11/5/05, Jim Fulton <jim@zope.com> wrote:
It's main benefit is that it leverages a familiar pattern, but I'm not convinced that it's worth it. Also, as tools like rpm and deb become more widely used, I'm not sure how familar the configure/make dance is. Other than Python and Zope, I never use configure/make anymore.
I think more and more people never have to build from source. There's little I build from source these days, and I'm generally happy to build myself. I think the only things I build are things I'm actually contributing to myself, whether it be for work or volunteering on open source projects. I don't even build my own TeX tools any more. :-) Also, configure/make is only familiar in the Unix world; most installations appearantly are on Windows boxes using the binary installer. The importance of the familiar dance just isn't very significant any more. -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at gmail.com> "Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless." --B.F. Skinner