Re: src/Makefile unhelpful

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

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  > These short forms use Make macros defined by Automake, so it isn't
  > something specific to Emacs.  The only Emacs-specific aspects are the
  > commands that aren't seen in other builds, like byte-compilation --
  > for those we invented our own short names.  But C/C++ compilation,
  > linking, production of auto-generated files, etc. -- all this is used
  > by many other GNU projects.

I don't build programs myself other than Emacs, so I have not seen
this.  Perhaps the ideal response would be a change in Automake to
inform users how to see what these commands really do.

Alas, I doubt we have anyone to do that.

  >   So, regardless of whether we implement our own
  > solution for that, I think you should raise that on the autotools
  > forum.

I would like to, even though I fear there is a maintenance crisis there.
What exactly is "the autotools forum"?

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