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Apr 20, 2026, 8:27:48 AM (6 days ago) Apr 20
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Juha-Matti Tilli <jmkt...@gmail.com>: Apr 19 10:33AM -0700

Hello Ninja users,
 
Some time ago, I created a new open source build tool I call stirmake. Back
then I was not aware of Ninja. One of the goals my build tool shares with
Ninja is the need for ...more

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I would suggest a few features;

0. Obey to the GNU/Linux conventions of accepting --version and --help, the current Usage: output is really cryptic and an output (for --help ...) of twenty lines would be helpful.

1. Accept longer and more meaningful arguments; e.g. smka -bc is cryptic and could also be smka --clean-binaries and explain how to clean generated C (or C++...) files.

2. Consider adding some plugin abilities.

3. Perhaps embed a good (ie Turing complete) scripting language eg GNU guile

4. Improve the documentation, e.g. more examples such as how to use the carburetta parser generator https://carburetta.com/

5. A build can have several flavors. I love (since GCC allows that) to compile with both optimization and debug information.

A very warm and big thanks for your new build tool.
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