[fpc-devel] The future of fpmake

[Darius Blaszyk]

On Mar 30, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>>>>>> - execute fpmake from command line (see thread by mattias : "run
>>>>>> pascal programs as script") for this we would need instantfpc to
>>>>>> support win32 and it should be supplied as a standard fpc tool
>>>>> 
>>>>> I doubt this is feasible for windows. As far as I know, no #! comparable
>>>>> construct exists.
>>>> 
>>>> It is extension dependend on windows: typing just test.pp starts lazarus
>>>> on my windows.
>>> 
>>> So it does here, but I doubt this is what we want ? :-)
>> 
>> It's not. A possible workaround is to use a distinct extension for makefiles and assign this extension to instantfpc.
> 
> I don't think this is needed/wanted. fpmake.pp is intended to be used in tandem with fppkg, and that looks for a fpmake.pp program, not a script.
For FPC yes, but for standalone projects this is not the case as you mentioned. Apart from that I don't see an issue even for fppkg, other than the fact that the extension might be hardcoded, which could be modified. Please note that I'm for a more holistic approach for fpmake.

> (not to mention all the possible complications on Windows, probably Mac OS as well)
Can you name a potential issue you see by renaming the makefile to some other extension? I thought that FPC does not mind which extension you use, as long as the syntax is correct?

Regards, Darius