[task #15730] Installed scripts with Makefiles for parallel operations

[Mohammad Akhlaghi]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?15730>

                 Summary: Installed scripts with Makefiles for parallel
operations
                 Project: GNU Astronomy Utilities
            Submitted by: makhlaghi
            Submitted on: Sat 18 Jul 2020 04:37:43 PM BST
         Should Start On: Sat 18 Jul 2020 12:00:00 AM BST
   Should be Finished on: Sat 18 Jul 2020 12:00:00 AM BST
                Category: New program
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: New feature
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
        Percent Complete: 0%
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                  Effort: 0.00

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Details:

We have recently started installing executables with Gnuastro's programs that
are actually scripts (described in the Installed scripts
<https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuastro/manual/html_node/Installed-scripts.html>
section of the manual.

But we don't have to limit it to shell scripts. In many scenarios Makefiles
are more efficient (because they allow multi-threaded operations). I have
already started publishing some small Makefiles for common operations in this
small Git repository: https://gitlab.com/makhlaghi/useful-scripts

But defining a new class of installed components is just confusing. And
generally, things like Managing options aren't too easy with Makefiles. So we
can do this: add 'astscript-*' scripts that will call installed Makefiles (in
the prefix/share directory). We can then do things like option management and
help and etc in the script and call the installed Makefile for the main
operation. 




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