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Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> writes:

>> Seriously, whether we use gmake or make for ports does not matter,
>> neither documents the "make passes -e to /bin/sh" behaviour, hence it
>> must not be relied on under any circumstances.
>
> Use the source, Luke ;) Submit a patch to the manpage.

Wrong approach. Why cast make internals in concrete?

The point is that I do not condone && being changed back to ; on the
assumption that make uses -e, or ";" -> "&&" being rejected.

I don't care how somebody else makes a non-robust port.

-- 
Matthias Andree

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