From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: require GNU make to build emacs? Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:52:31 -0800 Message-ID: <200802250252.m1P2qWrg023740@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> References: <200802242344.m1ONihq5014668@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203908144 5067 80.91.229.12 (25 Feb 2008 02:55:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:55:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 25 03:56:10 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JTTVh-00010S-IF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:56:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTTVB-0001nD-Mw for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:55:37 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTTV7-0001mi-IX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:55:33 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTTV6-0001mF-P1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:55:32 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTTV6-0001mC-I7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:55:32 -0500 Original-Received: from sallyv1.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.109]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JTTV6-0004Y8-5D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:55:32 -0500 X-ICS-MailScanner-Watermark: 1204512752.62755@jyRUVklXHFADSwV5X08apw Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv1.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m1P2qWrg023740; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:52:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:38:03 -0500") Original-Lines: 14 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:90342 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: > > Shouldn't we require GNU make to build Emacs? It is widely available, > > and excellent too. It works on all platforms we support. > > > Having a modern make should help simplify the makefiles and maybe the > > whole build process. > > > GCC has required GNU make for 3-4 years without any problems. > > I don't think we should worry about it now, What you do mean by "now"? Will "now" change? :-)