It is 2011, isn't it time to stop using Autotools?

[jerkwad]

There is no reason to subject your users to tools that have not improved since the late 80's, CMake and Scons are both wonderfully documented, cross-platform, full feature build systems that your users will find to be much friendlier to use. Please, choose a modern build system and leave the archaic tools in the dust of history where they belong.

[stiv]

Personally, I am a big fan of SCons and its insistence on doing correct builds. But however old automake may be, it is here now and working. That gives it a certain competitive advantage over anything else.

Are you offering to set up an alternate build system, or is this Yet Another Post Suggesting Someone Else Do The Work?

[lav_coyote25]

Personally, I am a big fan of SCons and its insistence on doing correct builds. But however old automake may be, it is here now and working. That gives it a certain competitive advantage over anything else.

Are you offering to set up an alternate build system, or is this Yet Another Post Suggesting Someone Else Do The Work?

or is this Yet Another Post Suggesting Someone Else Do The Work?

probably!!

[Safety0ff]

I have completed the majority of a CMake build system but have not found the time to finish implementing all the features present in the autotools system.

[jerkwad]

I have completed the majority of a CMake build system but have not found the time to finish implementing all the features present in the autotools system.

What features are missing?

[Safety0ff]

What features are missing?

So far it can compile and create translations.
A few things missing:

• Checking for stack checking compiler flags
• Creating data and mp archives
• Creating nsis installer

I also want to tweak the translation generation.

[Lord Apocalypse]

Anything new on a switch to cmake? For those of us who don't play much in linux land cmake is sooooo much easier to deal with (so longer as all deps are in place