[Scummvm-devel] Ports and their custom build systems. Do we need them?

[Max Horn]

Am 14.10.2009 um 17:31 schrieb yotam barnoy:

> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Willem Jan Palenstijn <wjp at usecode.org 
> > wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:30:24AM +0200, yotam barnoy wrote:
> > I know that from my perspective, the PSP's makefile is easier to  
> use than
> > configure. For example, I build using MSYS on windows, and my psp- 
> gcc can't
> > pass the compiler test that configure runs. I have to hack  
> configure to make
> > it work.
>
> How does the compiler test fail, and which hack works around it? We  
> can most
> likely change configure to make your compiler pass the test.
>
> -Willem Jan
>
> Checking with the recent additions Joost made to configure, I see  
> that my compiler does pass the test now. I think it was missing  
> library parameters. But my vorbis, zlib and mad libraries aren't  
> being detected, and as of right now configure seems to be having  
> some other (psp-section specific) issues on my system.

In which way is detection failing? If it's just a matter of their  
location, you could use --with-vorbis-prefix=DIR etc. to tell  
configure where to find them.


> I guess I just like the (relative) simplicity of a regular makefile.

Well, this "simplicity" only plays a role when you have to modify it,  
no?  Anyway, I am fine with letting you guys use what works best for  
you, although it seems to me mostly based on habit and not real  
merit ;).

What I like about configure+make is that I can have multiple builds  
made from the same source tree around. I tend to have a debug build, a  
release build, and a plugin build, and while working on the PS2 cross  
compilation code, it was very helpful to be able to do multiple builds  
in multiple dirs, too.

Another thing I like: I am guaranteed to use the same base set of  
compiler flags everywhere. It turned out that e.g. the PS2 port did  
not use "-fno-exceptions -fno-rtti", using them turned out to be a  
real boon. Right now only dc, ds and psp make use of it. Kostas, you  
may wish to add those to the WinCE Makefile, too, by the way!

Cheers,
Max