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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Python recompile
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:04:40 +0000
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On 16/03/2025 08:02, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:42:40 +0100, tTh wrote:
> 
>> On 3/15/25 22:59, bart wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder, do you any examples of a project which can be built using
>>> ONLY a C compiler, and a set of source files?
>>
>> There's no example of a project like that, because nobody do that.
> 
> One source file, yes <https://gitlab.com/ldo/slow_dbus_server>. I even
> include the necessary compiler command in the header comments.
> 
> More than one source file -- things get fiddly without at least a simple
> Makefile to keep it tidy.

You've never heard of an '@' file? Take this 3-module project with files 
'cipher.c sha2.c hmac.c':

    c:\c>type cipher
     -O3 -s -o cipher.exe        # list options and source files
     cipher.c
     sha2.c
     hmac.c

    c:\c>gcc @cipher             # build with compiler of choice

    c:\c>tcc @cipher

Yes, each build will process all the source files. But:

(1) For a one-off build at a user site to get a working binary,  you'd
     have to compile all files anyway

(2) If using a compiler like tcc, it probably wouldn't take long:

    c:\luac>tim tcc @lua
    Time: 0.28

 > least a simple
 > Makefile to keep it tidy.

Every single makefile I've seen seems to be the opposite of tidy.