Talk:Waf (build system)

=Notability=

In response to the Template:Notability, I added the following sentence:
 * Waf was subject to some attention when the KDE project decided to use Waf as its primary build system, although later, that decision was revoked.

I'm leaving the template in place, though. I'm not sure about notability: KDE is a major OSS project, and it's significant what build system they use. But admittedly they made the decision, started using it, and then had second thoughts (as explained in the linked-to text). Anyway, others can now make a more informed decision on the notability issue. 193.99.145.162 17:00, 24 November 2006 (UTC)


 * BKsys was started as a scons improvement for KDE. But scons is known for having issues with big projects; it does not scale well. It became clear that improving scons won't help, so waf was born. However, waf was in its infancy when KDE was about to choose an alternative to scons, and thus it wasn't a viable option. I put this information in the article, and subsequently removed the template. --80.121.29.56 23:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Since Waf is new, there are not many notable users at this point. Removed the template.--80.121.59.223 14:53, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Whoops, I added the piece of KDE history without looking at the talk page first. Sorry! Anyway, as part of the History section it fits in pretty well, and I've included references to relevant KDE Dot News articles. Notability doesn't seem to be an issue anymore since it's had a few other high-profile users since, and is quite a feasible choice for projects to consider. -jpetso 208.65.73.215 (talk) 21:21, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Notable Applications
I actually took the trouble to look into a few of these, and half of those listed that I checked didn't appear to use Waf at all. Samba and Jack don't appear to have any references at all to waf or wscripts in their current source distributions; Geany does, however. I'm thus extremely skeptical of unsourced claims about users. 98.14.211.227 (talk) 14:53, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Blocking Debian Distribution
This is significant -- an open-source author going against free proliferation of his free work? WHY? Author actively preventing free publicity and increased visibility of his work? WHY? Debian including your project is a detriment and not an honor? WHY? Can we add answers these questions to the wiki? Can we link or pull from a trusted source for this information? People hunting for a new build system could find this Debian blocking event as a huge red flag. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.10.5.213 (talk) 15:35, 19 September 2016 (UTC)