Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 20:07:16 -0600 From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> To: Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, jos@catnook.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Improving GNU make compatibility in BSD make (+ patch) Message-ID: <200206030207.g5327Gm1012478@orthanc.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Jun 2002 19:48:34 EDT." <3CFAAED2.F98FD7B4@bellatlantic.net>
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>>>>> "Sergey" == Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net> writes:
Sergey> I would really like all the existing make branches (BSD,
Sergey> GNU, SVR4) converge to a single syntax. Otherwise it's too
Sergey> much pain, and the only workaround is either to use only the
Sergey> classic V7 make features or write makefiles for gmake since
Sergey> it's readily available on all the platforms.
Fine. We all adopt the Plan 9 mk and make Presotto the gatekeeper
of any further "enhancements."
--lyndon (who doesn't understand why this is an issue, after having
just converted a *whole* lot of source to work with
POSIX make. Standards? Who gives a f*** (I guess ...))
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