Re: Using GNU Make

[Mike Frysinger]

On Saturday 04 April 2009 12:35:08 Reuben Thomas wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > * Reuben Thomas wrote on Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 01:44:48PM CEST:
> >> I would imagine an AC_MAKE_GNU (or somesuch) that looks at make's help
> >> output, then tries gmake (and gnumake?) if make is not GNU Make.
> >>
> >> Oh, and I've just found "check_gnu_make.m4" in autoconf-archive.
> >
> > Ah, I didn't know this macro before.
> >
> > You'd still have to convince the user to actually use the GNU make that
> > was found though.
>
> Yes, I hadn't thought that of course "make" is the one command that one
> actually types that is not under the control of configure. Drat.

maybe use GNUmakefile.am rather than Makefile.am ?  and then keep a dummy 
Makefile around that merely says "hey sucka, GNU-make only!" and/or just re-
run the specified command as gmake ...
-mike

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