Python "make" like tools (was Re: [ANN] DoIt 0.1.0 Released (build tool))

[Paul Boddie]

On 21 Apr, 16:51, "Ville M. Vainio" <vivai... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wouldn't it be more convenient to provide syntax like this:
>
> @task("create_build_folder")
> @depend("dep1 some_other_dep")
> def buildf():
>   buildFolder = jsPath + "build"
>   create_folder(buildFolder)

I'd want to make the "grunt work" a bit easier before breaking out the
decorators.

> I find the doit syntax a bit cumbersome, especially as you can avoid
> 'args' by just returning a lamda in 'action'.
>
> I've looked around a bit for python "make" replacement, but there does
> not seem to be a simple & straightforward solution around (read -
> straight-python syntax, one .py file installation, friendly license).

Have you surveyed the landscape...?

http://wiki.python.org/moin/ConfigurationAndBuildTools

I'm inclined to think that Waf would probably meet your requirements:

http://code.google.com/p/waf/

Paul