From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Xavier Maillard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: require GNU make to build emacs? Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:17 +0100 Organization: GNU's Not UNIX! Message-ID: <200802260200.m1Q20GEg006824@localhost.localdomain> References: <200802250522.m1P5Mf94012696@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: Xavier Maillard NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203993526 19648 80.91.229.12 (26 Feb 2008 02:38:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:38:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 26 03:39:11 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 1JTpio-00072h-Kf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:39:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTpiI-0005eT-QP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:38:38 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTpeI-0002Uo-PC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:34:30 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTpeG-0002Sr-Sh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:34:28 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTpeG-0002SV-4q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:34:28 -0500 Original-Received: from master.uucpssh.org ([193.218.105.66]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JTpeC-0007we-9r; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:34:24 -0500 Original-Received: by master.uucpssh.org (Postfix, from userid 10) id CE06CC7A76; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:32:40 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (IDENT:1000@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1Q20Nhq006841; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:25 +0100 Original-Received: (from xma@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.1/8.13.8/Submit) id m1Q20GEg006824; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:17 +0100 In-reply-to: <200802250522.m1P5Mf94012696@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> (message from Dan Nicolaescu on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:22:41 -0800) User-Agent: Rmail in GNU Emacs 23.0.60.2 on GNU/Linux Jabber-ID: xma01@jabber.fr X-uucpssh: Found to be clean X-uucpssh-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.441, required 4.6, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44, SPF_HELO_PASS -0.00) X-uucpssh-From: xma@gnu.org X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:90468 Archived-At: The fact that we only use the most basic make features is a problem. Basic but portable which is really important in my opinion. Using basic features ensures that GNU Emacs can be built on every supported platforms. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org