On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 19:57 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 07:55:17PM CET: > > Where do these terms 'alpha' and 'beta' build system originate from? > > I've read them in > <http://gittup.org/tup/build_system_rules_and_algorithms.pdf>. > > No idea whether they are standardized somehow or somewhere.
I really recommend that, in addition to that paper, you might read the thread that ensued on the help-make list after Mike posted a link to it there: http://www.mail-archive.com/help-make@gnu.org/msg08500.html I think some of that discussion was quite illuminating.
