On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 15:59:10 UTC, Atila Neves wrote:

I got your point.

Why does it have multiple languages (front-ends)? Is there anyone willing to write build script for C++ on JavaScript or Ruby, for example?

Also why is it meta build system?

Why can't it just build by itself without calling external tools (make, ninja)?

On Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 16:17:34 UTC, Andrey Zherikov wrote:

I thought that if I built it people would come, but nah.

Because I think that's a superior design. For instance, all the start up time dub has to spend on every build disappears.

It can: https://github.com/atilaneves/reggae/blob/master/bootstrap.sh