Re: Compiling tutorial examples

Julien PUYDT wrote:

> I don't use Makefiles to run the test, but merely to compile them (and 
> without much dependance checking at that).
>
> Notice that you may have several tests per directory, and more files 
> than tests. The goal was to just have to type "make" and be done.
>
> Don't loadpath.se files only allow to describe where to look for 
> clusters? I wondered about using ace files, but choose Makefiles 
> because I already know how to write them...
>
> Perhaps I should explain why I needed so badly a fast way to compile 
> the tutorial examples: I installed a GNU/Hurd inside a qemu, and 
> compiled a recent snapshot of smarteiffel in it. It took ages (well, a 
> night).
>
> Everything takes long in such an environment (mach is slow, hurd isn't 
> optimized [yet], qemu is an emulator, the hurd disk is in fact a file 
> on a laptop harddisk...). And to make sure the resulting compiler 
> worked (a regression test set would be better but I don't have one), I 
> want(ed) to run the tutorial examples. Changing directory, looking at 
> which files are there, looking which to compile and how... is way too 
> long.
>
> Until now everything works as good in GNU/Hurd as in GNU/Linux.
>
> Snark on #eiffel
>
>
In any case it will interesting for any of use to be able to use what 
you did.
Why not to put it in some place (Dominique will move it if necessary) on 
the Wiki.
I suggest [[Additional Tools]] or [[Tools from Users]] or ....
Best
François Colonna