But if you take a look at Makefile you will find that this file has only creating folders and running processes. So make isn't used as real build tool in django.
> Make was used because it is suited to the task, is free, is widely > available, and is widely understood as a build tool. Make is widely understood between C++ developers. (I used to develop in C++ that's why I know something about make). I looks like decision to use make was taken by C++ developer in past. So if this decision were taken by java developer , every user of django would know ant. Correct ? > there isn't an existing pure Python > build system that has anywhere near the level of acceptance and > availability as make. http://www.scons.org/. On Feb 11, 12:22 pm, Russell Keith-Magee <freakboy3...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 4:24 PM, igorlash <igorl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Russ Magee , I've got a question personally to you. > > Why do we need to use make ? Why this build can't be done without make > > but only with python ? A lot of companies try to avoid using make and > > moving projects to python as build tool. > > Make was used because it is suited to the task, is free, is widely > available, and is widely understood as a build tool. > > Python, on the other hand, isn't a build tool. True - you can > construct a build tool using Python. However, Django isn't going to > put effort into making a new build tool when there is a perfectly > suitable existing alternative, and there isn't an existing pure Python > build system that has anywhere near the level of acceptance and > availability as make. > > Unfortunately, saying "a lot of companies try to avoid using make" > doesn't make it true. I know many companies that use make when it is > appropriate, and none of them are looking to move to another option. > Even the Python project itself uses make. > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
