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@cretz cretz commented Sep 13, 2024

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To be consistent with other SDK repos, remove Makefile that was added in an unrelated PR at #561. May be reintroduced, but should at least get wider consensus and be called in CI to confirm it even works.

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I find the Makefile helpful, and so I view it as an incremental step, potentially in a desirable direction, rather than as a violation of a previously existing policy. So that suggests discussion before removal.

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I have not forgotten about this.

If we remove it, I would like to replace it with something platform-independent and standardized (as much as possible in the Go ecosystem anyway) that accomplishes the same goal. Otherwise I think having it (and maybe adding a script for Windows folks) is better than nothing.

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cretz commented Sep 23, 2024

If we remove it, I would like to replace it with something platform-independent and standardized (as much as possible in the Go ecosystem anyway) that accomplishes the same goal

This exists and is called go build and go run and was the accepted cross-platform method of working with the CLI until this Makefile got added in an unrelated PR sans discussion (compared to this PR which is getting discussion).

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This exists and is called go build and go run

Dan and I have both explained why this is not the same thing as the Makefile--you might want to review that Slack discussion. If you need a pointer to it, poke me separately and I'll find it again for you.

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cretz commented Sep 23, 2024

👍 Definitely understood it's not the same thing as a Makefile, on purpose, it's better, consistent, more cross-platform, etc. There was a CLI way, this secretly changed, and looks like it's not going back.

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