Currently there are many changes regarding the 'make' mechanisms.

I'm currently working at a changeset, which improves/changes the
functionality of the code generation methods, to ease generation of
arbitrary distributions of external and internal plugins. This is
intertwined with the 'make' mechanisms.


Ned Konz wrote:
> 
> I should be outside enjoying the beautiful summer day here,
> but instead I'm hacking.
> 
> I've gotten the Regular Expression plugin working under 2.9alpha,
> but had to do some unpleasant things to get it to work.
> 
> My questions:
> 
> 1. How can I change or add a CFLAGS option for a given file or
> plugin? I have to have a macro like SQUEAK_XXX defined for the
> compilation of all the files in an external plugin directory.
> I didn't want to write my own makefile; is there a way to get
> autoconf or automake to include my local settings?

Surely, if you want to apply them for *all* external plugins.

> 2. I had to override my plugin's translate:doInlining:locally
> to add a single line
> 
>         cg _ self codeGeneratorClass new initialize.
>         localFlag
>                 ifTrue: [cg pluginPrefix: self moduleName].
>         "Only change from parent class: emit my custom header"
>         cg headerString: self headerString.     "<<< ADDED"
>         "Add an extra declaration for module name"
>         cg declareModuleName: self moduleNameAndVersion local: localFlag.
> 
> It seems like having a hook there between initializing cg
> and spitting out the module name might be a good idea.

> I hate having to copy an entire method to add a single line;
> that to me is a sign that I need to re-factor.

Agreed.

Greetings,

Stephan


> 
> --
> Ned Konz
> currently: Stanwood, WA
> email:     ned at bike-nomad.com
> homepage:  http://bike-nomad.com

-- 
Stephan Rudlof (sr at evolgo.de)
   "Genius doesn't work on an assembly line basis.
    You can't simply say, 'Today I will be brilliant.'"
    -- Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3