Maybe, could we end this dicussion with statement, that 1] There are no HTML Doc to download on django site. 2] Nobody plans to work on in at the moment. 3] There is a way to generate the doc on user side. 4] If it's framework-selection criteria for someone, so django will not pass it.
Continuing in this discussion any further seems pointless. A. On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM, igorlash <igorl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 %-) > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------ Ales Zoulek +420 604 332 515 Jabber: ales.zou...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
