replace autotools with qmake in KDE3

[Dirk Mueller]

On Son, 05 Mai 2002, F at lk Brettschneider wrote:

> .pro 
> files are much easier to write and to understand than Makefile.am's and 
> the whole bunch of project helper files.

Hmm ? Whats so difficult to understand with Makefile.am's ? you simply 
categorize your source files and put them in a handful of different 
variables. The rest happens automatically. 

You can learn most parts of automake by reading its manual. 

Maybe it would be easier for the average developer to generate correct files 
if kdevelop wouldn't create the same buggy makefiles for projects.

> It shouldn't be hard to turn all KDE projects in .pro-file-managed 
> projects, does it?

Did you try it ?

There are a few problems with automake, thats granted. Like for example that 
it works less well with each new release that pops up lately, becomes more 
broken with every new feature, or that it requires nonrecursive Makefiles. 

However, I've seen that Michael Matz and coolo are working on an automake - 
compatible replacement (code name: unsermake), that is going to address 
these problems. 


Dirk