As far as I can see `ninja` is still one of the build tools that could be used with the build system.
I was just talking about a "transition stage", which will happen if we will decide to move to GN. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Johan Bergström <[email protected]> wrote: > ..but doesn't that also imply adding ninja as dep? All npm projects using > node-gyp might be affected (goes without saying, I guess). Possibly also > want to rethink the 'configure' phase. I've followed GN from a distance and > are willing to give it a whirl if its considered worth exploring. > > > On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:03:31 PM UTC+10, Fedor Indutny wrote: > >> Some of the addon's gyp files could be translated to the GN without even >> requiring author to do so. >> >> The syntax is generally pretty similar: https://code.google. >> com/p/chromium/wiki/GNQuickStart, https://code. >> google.com/p/chromium/wiki/GNCookbook . >> >> I'm +1 for moving to GN if it is better than GYP, since GYP has quite a >> lot of problems and caveats. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Forrest Norvell <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I don't really have an answer for you (although I think it's a question >>> that needs to be answered), but I wanted to offer a small correction. The >>> link to the gn roadmap is actually https://docs.google. >>> com/document/d/15kfxO_L3u2iJesR9RtxCDFdgzF_ >>> uqgwLHzq17CCOS5c/edit#heading=h.aav57pgqrcv7 >>> >>> F >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Johan Bergström <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It's pretty clear that Google is moving away and effectively abandoning >>>> Gyp at the end of this year. That means that everything within chromium (v8 >>>> and zlib is the only stuff that would affect node, right?) will be built by >>>> gn. >>>> Reading their roadmap (https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>> msg/nodejs/Nq0AjcoEtlg/OuMlVARTZo4J), there's some overlap between the >>>> build systems - but build files and what supports what will change down the >>>> road. >>>> >>>> Since the node ecosystem uses gyp, I thought it at least would be >>>> relevant to have a discussion about this. I'm not suggesting to switch, nor >>>> semi-maintain gyp as google drops it off its radar; but I've at least >>>> searched for more information in this regard. 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