[Semi-OT] Re: use make and version control system for every project?

[Carl Banks]

Jules Dubois wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 02:00:44 GMT, in article
> <g14gb.28844$541.3202 at nwrdny02.gnilink.net>, Carl Banks wrote:
> 
>> Personally, I use make on every single one of my projects. 
>> [...]
> 
> I'm just the opposite.  I don't use make on personal or group Python
> programming projects.  Would you say why you find it useful there?


Even my simplest projects have a Makefile looking something like this:

---------------------
install:
	python setup.py install --home=~

uninstall:
	rm -rf ~/lib/python/package-name

dist:
	python setup.py sdist

clean:
	rm -rf build dist *~ *.pyc
---------------------

Useful?  Yeah.  Easiest way to define a bunch of common directives,
and keep the clutter of the project root down?  I think so.

It's certainly not crucial.


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