"Dean Michael Berris" <dmberris@friendster.com> writes:
If there was ever a direct comparison between a Makefile and a Jamfile, then I'd like to see a link. If there isn't one yet, please let me try to give one trivial comparison between the Makefile and Jamfile -- one Makefile generated by hand, and another Jamfile generated by hand.
Makefile:
CC=g++ CFLAGS=-Wall
%.o: %.cpp $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $^
main: main.o some_other_file.o $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $< $^
That's overly verbose: most of these rules are built in to make. My simple makefile says: main: main.cpp some_other_file.cpp
Jamfile:
exe main : main.cpp some_other_file.cpp ;
Like I said, apples and oranges. ;-)
;-) Simple projects are easy with make, and easy with Boost Build. From what I've seen, complex projects are complex with both, too. Anthony -- Anthony Williams Just Software Solutions Ltd - http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk Registered in England, Company Number 5478976. Registered Office: 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL