Re: Prime Mover v0.1

["Zed A. Shaw" <zedshaw@...>]

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:28:28 +0300
Asko Kauppi <askok@dnainternet.net> wrote:

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> Thanks, good background.
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> For the record:  SCons - Python + Lua = Hamster
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> Requires no tools whatsoever, can be used to build OS X, BSD, Linux,  
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> http://kotisivu.dnainternet.fi/askok/hamster
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Uh, last time I used Hamster (last month) it was a thin translator from a Scons-like-lua to the Scons-actual-Python, which is entirely not what it's advertised as.  From the project description (and what you said above) it seems like an entirely standalone Lua SCons replacement.  In actuality it's an SCons Python generator for people addicted to Lua.

Basically, what's the point of a Lua build tool if all it does is have the exact same API as SCons and still requires SCons and Python?  I'd rather just use SCons.

Hopefully I got this all wrong and there actually is a Hamster which doesn't need SCons or Python (since, the one I have still needs SCons and then still needs Python).

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