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Comment by Aegean

Why do new build systems have to use some clunky old make style syntax? For me speed is hardly a primary goal. A build system must be understandable, readable and easy to debug. For starters, it should have an easy to read syntax.

If you have a build system which your users are also concerned about, readability and maintainability are a lot more important. SCons managed to achieve most of this by using a Python syntax. But its behavior can be quite unpredictable at times.

parent Aegean 15 years ago

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