Re: [PATCH] newlib: merge iconvdata into top-level Makefile

[Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>]

On Jan 25 16:19, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 25 Jan 2022 13:27, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > Local.mk is neither a name speaking for itself, nor does it stand out
> > due to being one of very few files in a dir starting with uppercase, or
> > due to its catchphrase "Make...".  In terms of easy recognition for
> > people trying to wrap their head around the build system and trying to
> > find the right place to add or improve build rules, local.mk isn't
> > overly helpful.
> > 
> > The *.mk files in Free/Open/NetBSD are not just called local.mk and are
> > spread out over all the subdirs.  Most of these files are in the sys/conf
> > and /share/mk dirs and have a speaking name like kern.opts.mk, etc.
> > 
> > In the core kernel and lib subdirs all BSDs use files called Makefile.inc,
> > actually.
> > 
> > Therefore I would prefer Makefile.inc, too, as name for the Makefile
> > snippets in our various subdirs, if you don't mind.
> 
> "local" is communicating that this is make code local to this directory.
> ".mk" is communicating that this is a small make fragment/module.  taken
> together, they say this is a local make fragment/module for this dir.
> 
> Makefile.inc is a bad name and deviates from what all other GNU/toolchain
> projects are adopting.  i don't think newlib should be "innovating" here.
> 
> that said, i'm not the newlib maintainer, and if the newlib maintainer(s)
> want to make "Makefile.inc" a hard requirement and not approve commits
> using "local.mk", then that's the answer.  i disagree, but i don't get
> the final say.

Either Makefile.inc, or create a newlib/config dir, move the .mk files
there and give them names matching their subdir (preferred) or task.


Corinna