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Re: Seeking feedback on a meta package builder



Hi Helmut,

Quoting Helmut Grohne (2021-06-03 09:34:32)
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 09:22:05AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > And sure, a frontend wrapper tool may not need to care about some 
> > options, if possible to configure the backend independently.
> 
> Thank you for putting this so clearly.
> 
> For now, I've been focussing on the interface between build tool users 
> and build tools. Limiting the amount of options there is important to 
> provide some sort of tool-independence. This is why I'm pushing back 
> here. I've not invested into flexible backend configuration yet, but 
> that certainly is something worth pursuing. So very likely, ccache and 
> eatmydata fall into the category of backend configuration and should 
> be possible somehow. They're not the sort of thing that you typically 
> want to vary with each individual build.

Makes good sense.

Thanks for working on this!


 - Jonas

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