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Bug 316516 - RFE: Form-based editor for configure.ac and Makefile.am
Summary: RFE: Form-based editor for configure.ac and Makefile.am
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: CDT
Classification: Tools
Component: cdt-autotools (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1.0   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Jeff Johnston CLA
QA Contact: Jeff Johnston CLA
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Reported: 2010-06-10 14:58 EDT by Andrew Overholt CLA
Modified: 2019-02-07 11:02 EST (History)
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Description Andrew Overholt CLA 2010-06-10 14:58:15 EDT 
This will not be easy, but it would be great to have a two-way form-based editor for configure.ac and Makefile.am.  I am envisioning something like the PDE form editors for build.properties, MANIFEST.MF, plugin.xml, etc.  Yes, there will have to be a line drawn for what sane things are exposed in the form editor and which ones are either on an Advanced tab or are only done in the text editor.

Ideas/discussion very welcome.

P.S. Yes, I realize that this might involve writing an m4 parser in Java :)
Comment 1 Alexander Kurtakov CLA 2019-02-07 11:02:13 EST 
Form editors are overrated and people are tending towards lighter editors so this one would not happen.