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Re: Avoid VPATH-related distcheck failures with non-GNU make


From: Bob Friesenhahn
Subject: Re: Avoid VPATH-related distcheck failures with non-GNU make
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:59:53 -0600 (CST)
User-agent: Alpine 2.01 (GSO 1266 2009-07-14)

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
I reject the notion of disallowing VPATH builds with GNU make only.
The reason is simple: I make good use of this feature every time I test
the Automake package with some non-GNU make (I build several platforms
off of one tree shared via NFS).  It would make my testing significantly
harder if GNU make needed to be added to the mix.
I agree with Ralf.  I also think that refusing to work because a tool 
is not "GNU" is offensive and counter-productive for those who develop 
competing non-GNU implementations.  Competing products do have 
incentive to offer working VPATH support because it is so useful, and 
because Automake uses it.
Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
address@hidden, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/



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