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Title: GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool by Gary V. Vaughan, Ben Elliston, Tom Tromey, Ian Lance Taylor ISBN: 1-57870-190-2 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: This book is too out of date to use.
Comment: First off, the book is very non-linear and very disorganized. The subject material is extremely difficult and non-linear, so this was probably a very difficult book to write, and I sympathize with the authors. I couldn't have done a better job.
However, as of Nov 2003, the versions of autoconf, automake and libtool that the book uses are very out of date and very deprecated. It's not a matter of "some things have changed", it's a matter of "they're completely different".
The main ideas and concepts remain the same, but as for the details... you will NOT be able to use autoconf / automake / libtool after reading the book. You'll be floundering in "did I do something wrong or is this just because I'm using a newer version?".
Do not buy this book until the authors update it. You will NOT learn the subject material and will be very sorry you spent the money.
Rating: 2
Summary: Totally disorganized, though interesting here and there
Comment: As a guide to Gnu autoconf, automake and libtool, this book is quite useless. It is utterly and totally disorganized, and much essential information is just not there at all. So don't bother with it if you want to learn about any of those subjects. The book is not entirely without merit, however. Its redeeming features are scattered sensible comments about software portability and software architecture.
The authors are obviously very knowledgable and experienced about software. I encourage them to "throw this one away" and try a rewrite from scratch. Short of that, they could provide a road map through their book; first read this chapter, then skip to the second half of that one, etc.
The sad news is that there may not be any good guide to autoconf etc anywhere yet. Like the DNA in your body, all autoconf files are very likely descended by an evolutionary process from a few original specimens.
Rating: 2
Summary: they know their stuff, they can't communicate it
Comment: if you had three books on the GNU build system and were ready to delve into the arcane details, this would be an excellent book.
if you are looking to learn how to use automake and autoconf to manage a small to midsized project, this book is worthless. the authors jump from the basics to esoteric problem cases and back frequently, and there is no help for those who do not already know the system well.
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Title: Managing Projects With make by Andrew Oram, Steve Talbott ISBN: 0937175900 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: GNU Make: A Program for Directed Compilation by Richard M. Stallman, Roland McGrath ISBN: 1882114825 Publisher: Free Software Foundation Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: GCC: The Complete Reference by Arthur Griffith ISBN: 0072224053 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 12 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger by Richard Stallman, Roland Pesch, Stan Shebs, Richard M. Stallman ISBN: 1882114884 Publisher: Free Software Foundation Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Essential CVS by Jennifer Vesperman ISBN: 0596004591 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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