> > Rather, one GNU package could drop support for ordinary Make, and see > > how users react. If the level of complaint is not too high, then > > GCC dropped support for non-GNU make in version 3.4 (April 2004). > > We could see how users reacted to that.
Forgive my ignorance (because I'm *sure* I'm missing something crucial here), but I don't believe this is a fair comparison, since GCC's use of make doesn't appear (to me) to be in the same order as Automakes use of make. Regards, John