[ENH] makefile.mingw32.diff (was Re: VMMaker next steps)

PhiHo Hoang phiho.hoang at rogers.com
Sat Jul 12 10:16:47 UTC 2003


5c5
< include plugins/plugins.ext
---
> include plugins/plugins.all
263c263
< MAKEPRIMS=util/makeprims.exe
---
> # MAKEPRIMS=util/makeprims.exe
265,266c265,266
< $(MAKEPRIMS): util/makeprims.c
<  gcc -o $(MAKEPRIMS) util/makeprims.c
---
> # $(MAKEPRIMS): util/makeprims.c
> # gcc -o $(MAKEPRIMS) util/makeprims.c
268,269c268,269
< sqNamedPrims.h: plugins/plugins.int $(MAKEPRIMS)
<  $(MAKEPRIMS) vm\\sqNamedPrims.h $(INTERNAL_PLUGINS)
---
> # sqNamedPrims.h: plugins/plugins.int $(MAKEPRIMS)
> # $(MAKEPRIMS) vm\\sqNamedPrims.h $(INTERNAL_PLUGINS)
271a272
> include $(SRCDIR)/makeprims.mak

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PhiHo Hoang" <phiho.hoang at rogers.com>
To: "The general-purpose Squeak developers list" <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: VMMaker next steps


> Hi Andreas,
> 
> > >     One more thing,  please get rid of 'makeprims.exe'.
> > >     It's too platform specific.  ( sorry, Andreas ;-)
> >
> >     What's your point?
> 
>     My point is if VMMaker can make it so that 'makeprims.exe' is no longer
>     needed (without using ANY substitute like, say, 'makeprims.mak'), yet
>     plugins.int, plugins.all can still be used as now (i.e there is no need
> to
>     run PluginsMaker just to slide a plugin in and out) then it's really
> cool.
>     (just like MobVM ;-)
> 
> > Makeprims isn't part of VMMaker but part of the Win32 platform build.
> > So there's nothing to get rid of in VMMaker and yes it's platform
> > specific.
> > Why not?
> >
> 
>     Actually, 'makeprims.exe' is platform specific but 'makeprims' is quite
>     cross platform, isn't it.
> 
>     It's just as cross platform as 'gcc', 'BitBltPlugin', 'gnuify' or
>     'makeprims.awk'.
> 
>     So, if it's cross platform, it should be in VMMaker.
>     Soo, first, make it into VMMaker, then get rid of it ;-)
> 
>     Please understand that the suggestion to get rid of 'makeprims.exe'
>     does not nullify my appreciation for its creation.
> 
>     In fact, my appreciation is getting higher with recent contributions
>     from the VM gurus.
> 
>     Please keep up with the great work, gurus.
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     PhiHo.
> 
> 
> 
> 



More information about the Squeak-dev mailing list