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Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make
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Ralf Wildenhues |
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Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make |
Date: |
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:23:40 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-08-04) |
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 07:01:47PM CET:
>
> > And more than this -- brace yourself -- I'm starting to think that
> > automake should *really* start supporting *only* GNU make (at least
> > from version 3.75 or so).
>
> If you want support for this, then you need to discuss away the
> downsides (i.e., convince those _opposed_ to the idea, not the
> rest). The upsides are obvious.
Apart from that, if Automake requires GNU make, its users would rightly
demand that Automake ought to understand GNU make-specific constructs.
I don't consider that a feasible endeavor, short of reimplementing GNU
make inside Automake.
Cheers,
Ralf
Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Stefano Lattarini, 2011/01/12
- Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Xochitl Lunde, 2011/01/12
- Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Stefano Lattarini, 2011/01/12
- Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Bob Friesenhahn, 2011/01/12
- Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Stefano Lattarini, 2011/01/13
- Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make, Guido Draheim, 2011/01/13