FreeTDS Development Group

[Steve Langasek <vorlon AT netexpress.net>]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:26:46AM -0400, Lowden, James K wrote:
> > Patches item #575063, was opened at 2002-06-28 10:06
> > You can respond by visiting: 

> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=407808&aid=575063&group_id
> =33106

> > Category: toolchain
> > Submitted By: James K. Lowden (jklowden)
> > Assigned to: James K. Lowden (jklowden)
> > Summary: make easy

> > Initial Comment:
> > The attached patch should remove the need for GNU make.  

> One of the liabilities of the free software nonbusiness is that sometimes
> people do things without being asked.  I was bending an elbow last night
> with someone who hacks on the NetBSD package system and mentioned that
> FreeTDS needs Gnu make.  

> He took a look at our snapshot and sent me the above patch.  How nice is
> that?  

> This would mean we could remove all the caveats in the UG (not to mention
> questions here) about which make to use.  I'm going to try it on my boxes;
> if it works for me with Gnu and with BSD make, and no one objects, I'll
> commit the changes.  

Does that mean it will even work with grotesque make implementations,
like the one shipped with AIX? :)

Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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