I'm a little busy, but I'll check this out when I get a chance. I've used autoconf for perl programs but it's a square peg round hole situation. Here's an example: ftp://ftp.joedog.org/pub/sproxy/ Your project sounds promising. Jeff On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:10:14PM -0500, mark@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to let the Autoconf developers know about a related project I'm > working on. It's called Autoperl, and it's a partial reimplementation of > Autoconf/Automake but written in Perl. It tries to be 100% syntax > compatible with the GNU toolchain, and uses the same terminology and > concepts. > > "Why would anyone do such a stupid thing?", you might ask... > > I am a veteran Perl programmer, but I have always admired the Autoconf > configuration system and wanted something similar for my Perl programs. > Autoconf is *really* geared towards C/C++ development, and doesn't mesh > well with Perl, IMHO. (Yes, I know about the bin_SCRIPTS macro) > > What Autoperl does differently is: > > * Automatically checks for Perl library dependencies > > * Validates the syntax of all Perl source code files during the > compilation phase > > * Combines all Perl modules into a single file like ld(1) > > * Creates a "config.h" in pure Perl and exports the > configuration variables into the application. > > "But this is the Autoconf list; I don't care about Autoperl!" you may > say... > > I wanted the Autoconf developers to be aware of this new project and to > think of ways of connecting Autoperl with Autoconf. It should be > possible to implement the Autoperl-specific macros as native Autoconf > macros. My goal is for Autoperl to work silently in the background and > do as little as possible, while Autoconf/Automake calls upon Autoperl as > needed. > > One final thought: the next version of Autoperl will support a 'make > package' target that will run 'make install DESTDIR=/tmp/foo' and > package the results as a native binary package (RPM,DEP,TGZ,etc.) This > would enable developers to build native packages for many different > systems and architectures without any extra effort. > > It would be great if Autoperl and Autoconf could cooperate! > > The Autoperl home page is: > > http://heily.com/~mark/projects/autoperl > > You can reach me at: > > mark@xxxxxxxxx > > Regards, > > Mark Heily > Chief Autoperl hacker > > > _______________________________________________ > Autoconf mailing list > Autoconf@xxxxxxx > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf > -- #include <stdio.h> int main(){int a[]={74,117,115,116,32,97,110,111,116,104,101,114,32, \ 67,32,104,97,99,107,101,114,10,0}; int *b=a;while(*b>0)putchar(*b++);} _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
