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diff --git a/contrib/utility/BuildRules/Thoughts b/contrib/utility/BuildRules/Thoughts deleted file mode 100644 index 486a44f108b..00000000000 --- a/contrib/utility/BuildRules/Thoughts +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ - -Makefile variable naming style. - -* Each target is usually invoking one or more commands of the following type: - - (1) translator which translates target's prerequsites to target(s) - - (2) arbitrary command which doesn't create target (aka PHONY targets) - -Examples of type (1) are: - - - translation of c++ source to object code - - - translation of object code to executable/shared - -Examples of type (2) are: - - - test: terget - - - clean: target - - -Some properties of these types of targets: - - (1) - usually implemented as an implicit rule - - - sometimes the same program is used as two separate translators - (e.g. CXX is used as a compiler and as a linker) - - - - (2) - seldom (never?) implemented as an implicit rule - - - -Approach #1 - -For type (1) name is derived from the translator's name e.g. - -CXX_COMPILE_FLAGS -CXX_PREPROCESS_FLAGS -CXX_LINK_FLAGS -CXX_LINK_LIBS - -CC_ -LD_ - - -For type (2) name is derived from the target's name e.g. - -TEST_FLAGS -CLEAN_FLAGS -INSTALL_FLAGS - -$Id$ |