[Dnssec-trigger] dnssec-trigger & autotools

[Pavel Simerda]

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> From: "W.C.A. Wijngaards" <wouter at nlnetlabs.nl>
> To: "Pavel Simerda" <psimerda at redhat.com>, dnssec-trigger at nlnetlabs.nl
> Cc: "Tomas Hozza" <thozza at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:36:28 PM
> Subject: Re: dnssec-trigger & autotools
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> Hi Pavel,
> 
> On 07/31/2014 12:20 PM, Pavel Simerda wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > could we modify the dnssec-trigger source tree so that it also
> > uses automake. I think it would be easier to maintain and it would
> > also help to separate a shared library that would be usable without
> > the daemon if necessary.
> 
> You can do that; but it has to work and that is hard.

May I possibly expect help with the OSX and Windows part? What about
related projects, do they use automake or not?

> I think it is likely very difficult, because of the ifdefs in the
> Makefile that we need for OSX and Windows targets and all the
> variability.  Also automake has weird version dependencies.

Yep, autotools have issues on their own but still I think the build
is easier to maintain when using both autoconf and autotools. But
I don't want to push you to something you don't want.

Cheers,

Pavel

> Best regards,
>    Wouter
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