Update: Works on Linux again!

[Kenton Varda]

Hi all,

Ekam now works on Linux again, and will continue to do so as I've switched my primary desktop over to Linux.

  http://kentonsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/11/ekam-works-on-linux-again-queryable.html

Also, Ekam now has a continuous build mode, in which in monitors the filesystem for changes and immediately rebuilds derived files:

  http://kentonsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/10/ekam-continuously-builds.html

With these changes, Ekam is actually quite usable as a C++ build system.  Continuous build mode in particular is proving very nice to use -- iterating on code is noticeably faster.

I've updated the Quick Start guide if you want to try it out:

  http://code.google.com/p/ekam/wiki/QuickStart

As noted in the blog post, Ekam now implements a network protocol for monitoring the build state.  I intend this to be used in IDE plugins.  Is anyone interested in writing such a plugin?  If not, I'll probably do an Eclipse plugin next weekend, but this is a component that would be really easy to delegate if anyone is interested.