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diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bcfa7de --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -0,0 +1,229 @@ +============================================================ +Plan 0.25.0 + +Some thoughts inspired by talks with Michael Crogan + +- During development of huge projects it may make sense to always keep + "installed" version of the software somewhere (FAKEPREFIX?) + and always keep it synced. + mk-configure needs a mechanism to always "install" + after "all" and "uninstall" before "clean". Options: develop this in + mk-c and make it optional feature; provide a mechanism for + auto-depend one target from TARGETS from another one. In the latter + case users will be able to implement this kind of things themself. + (myall -> "myall-* : all-* .WAIT install-*) + (myclean -> "myclean-* : uninstall-* .WAIT clean-*) + +- VARIANTS for libraries. + +- project "roundup" for testing + +- Better explain how "test" target works, maybe as a couple of slides + in the PDF presentation. With and without mkc.minitest.mk. +- One more example/ for TARGETS, demonstrating such things as + "mkcmake release/debug/profile" or "mkcmake all_clang/all_gcc" + or "valgrind_test"/"gcov_test" etc. +- Additional slides in PDF for virtual subprojects. + Notes about "virtual subproject" in examples/. +- Notes in examples/hello_dictd and other examples based on + mkc.subprj.mk about what mkc.subprj.mk really does. Reference (man page) + is not enough for newcomers. Notes about clean-SUBPRJ, all-SUBPRJ etc. +- Better explain ../Makefile.inc included automatically. For those who + are not familiar with *BSD it is not obvious how to use it. +- "errorcheck/configure" tests should be run in parallel. Something + like shlock(1) or flock(1) is needed for this. +- Example is needed for how to embed autoconf-based subproject into a + project based on mk-configure. The sad fact is autoconf/automake is + everywhere. So, it would be nice integrate mk-c into reality. + mkc_imp.autotools.mk is needed for this. +- Alternative .depend generation, e.g. like it is described in GNU + make info files +- Higher priority for fixing handling of dependencies between + libraries and programs. In addition examples/ is needed for + triggering rebuild of subproject if "something" was rebuild in + another subproject (build script for example). +- For better extensibility it makes sense to implement user-implementable + pre_all, post_all, pre_install, post_install etc. targets. +- Interdependencies between targetX-subprjA and targetY-subprjB (for + example all-prject1 and install-prject2). Maybe this is cool idea + for examples/ and slides. I need some good example for this. + <<<depend-project1:errorcheck-autotools_based_project2>>>!!! +- Steal cool features from Simon Gerraty's mk files and analyse + "meta mode" he invented. +- Better support for working without installation to /. -rpath, additional + directories for objects, binaries and libs. + +Some "targets" from TARGETS should set MKCHECKS to "no" + +ronn(1) : markdown to man pages + +----------------------------------------- +gcc -L/usr/pkg/lib -R/usr/pkg/lib -o hello_lex hello_lex.o -ll +yacc calc.y +mv y.tab.c calc.c +gcc -I/usr/pkg/include -c -o calc.o calc.c +gcc -L/usr/pkg/lib -R/usr/pkg/lib -o hello_calc calc.o +ERROR: cannot find program -y +Cannot find bison, good bye! +------------------------------------------ + + custom test failed -> exit status of mkcmake should not be zero + MKC_CUSTOM_ERR.qqqq -> error message before exiting just like + + mkcmake configure doesn't work + New variable MKC_CUSTOM_ENV.xxx + + Add script_check to MKC_CHECK_CUSTOM + Ex. MKC_CHECK_CUSTOM+= nested_funcs + MKC_CUSTOM_FN.nested_funcs= nested_funcs.c + MKC_CUSTOM_FN.script_check= checks/script_check + + - BINSUBDIR, LIBSUBDIR, LIBEXECSUBDIR etc... + - Fix USE_SSP support for clang (-mllvm -stack-protector-buffer-size=1) + - @sysconfdir@/mkc.conf + - LDFLAGS vs. LDFLAGS in link.me (global paths before project's) + - Reimplement linkme.mk. It is not flexible enough. + - USE_RPATH + - OBJCOPTS_<proj> + - Regression tests: + * optional .f tests + * optional .p tests + * optional .m tests + * optional(!) glib2 tests + +============================================================ +Plan 1) + + - Support for MKDEBUG like in NetBSD mk files + - .lua.luac: + - Implement mkc_imp.libtool.mk to build + the shared libraries using GNU libtool(1). + - MKSTRIP, STRIP, mkc_install: use STRIP, not STRIPPROG + + Slides for: + - Slide "extensibility" about Lua module. + - code specific to GNU ld(1) (.def?) + +============================================================ +Plan 2) + + - ./configure written in shell? + - EXPORT_DYNAMIC_SYMBOLS - add the specified symbols to + dynamic symbol table (GNU ld) + - EXPORT_SYMBOLS_REGEXP + + - recheck documentation for Makefile.rec + - Syllable, Haiku, OpenServer/UnixWare and HURD + - lcc and tcc compilers + - epm -> rpm, SVR4 pkg etc. + - mkc_imp.filelist.mk + - FL_NOPREFIX + - FL_PERSUBPRJ + - IRIX: "endianess" and EXPORT_SYMBOLS + +============================================================ +Plan 3) + + = sample for home-made .mk file (Ocaml? Pike?) + = marker for user's custom tests that + run generated executables, i.e. not ready + for cross-compilation + + = symlinks to executables and libraries in ${OBJDIR}/{bin,lib} + + = support for gettext + + = xxxDIR variable for /var + + = mkclint? + + = Command line may be limited in size. + Save defines to config.h and set HAVE_CONFIG_H to 1 + for compiling. + + = MKC_NEED_FUNCLIBS - the same as MKC_SOURCE_FUNCLIBS but + implementation is taken from mk-c. + Ex: MKC_NEED_FUNCLIBS += strlcat strlcpy getline + + = MKC_CUSTOM_premk, MKC_CUSTOM_postmk + + = Online tutorial + + = shared libraries support for AIX, UnixWare, Hurd, Haiku. + = shared libraries support for nwcc and other compilers. + + = Comparison with quagmire, kBuild, CMake, scons, waf, framewerk, pmk, + MagicMakefiles, bjam, pymake etc. + + = Often compilers need special options to compile pthread code. + Support for MKPTHREAD=yes|no is needed. + + = implement MANBZ2? + + = man page for mkc_check_compiler + +============================================================ +Plan 4) + + = EXPORT_SYMBOLS for HP-UX, AIX, SCO etc. + + = Single cache file as an automatically loaded (if exists) + bmake makefile. + + = Targets bin_rpm, bin_epm + = Targets src_tar, src_targz, src_tarbz2 + + = mkc.subdir.mk: + - continue bulding even if some subprojects failed + + = MKC_CHECK_CUSTOM: + - MKC_CUSTOM_FN=xxx.f + - MKC_CUSTOM_FN=xxx.objc + + = Implement mkc.qt.mk + + = Implement mkc.doxygen.mk? + +============================================================ +Plan 5) + + = mkc.configure.mk functionality but for bourne shell, e.g. + + Upstream creates ./configure shell script: + MKC_CONFIG_MK=mkc_config.mk + MKC_CONFIG_H=mkc_config.h + + MKC_CHECK_HEADERS=' + header1.h + header2.h + header3.h' + MKC_CHECK_FUNCLIBS=' + func1:lib1 + func2 + func3:lib3' + #<...> + . mkc_configure + mkc_run # generating mkc_config.h and mkc_config.mk + + User runs + ./configure ... + <any>make all + + = MKC_CHECK_DECL_TYPE (define, function|variable) + + = MKC_DEFINE_01 - -DHAVE_XXX=0 or -DHAVE_XXX=1 + +============================================================ +Plan 6) + = MKC_BUILTINS (from autoconf): + broken_free_NULL, + exit_ret_int, + isinf, isnan, malloc_0, putenv_xxx, realloc, signal, + snprintf, sprintf, sscanf, strerror_r, strnlen, + sysconf, unlink, unsetenv, va_copy, va_list, + signed_shr, int_div, chown_minus_1,... + (autoconf.info/Particular Function Checks) + + AC_FUNC_ALLOCA + = autoconf (Portability of headers) + = autoconf (Particular Header Checks) |