> From: Paul Smith <psm...@gnu.org> > Cc: make-...@gnu.org, bug-make@gnu.org > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:01:02 -0500 > > > NMakefile is for building the MS-Windows port with nmake, the > > Microsoft's make program. Given that build_w32.bat exists, we could > > remove it (and the same goes for the make_msvc_* files). > > For the msvc files, my understanding was that someone was developing on > Windows using MSVC and wanted those files included in the distro to make > that easier.
These files are needed for building from the MSVC IDE (the Studio), not from the command prompt. > For sure once I actually take the plunge and move to a "real" source > code control system [...] May I suggest bzr? It is a GNU project and is used by Emacs, wget, and a few others on Savannah. > What I was thinking was this: write a very simple, very generic and > portable makefile that can build make. It wouldn't have lots of fancy > targets like the current SMakefile/NMakefile have, for creating > distributions etc. Just the compile and link. That would be good, yes. Another thing that is probably needed is a script to run the test suite. One of the first things you might want to do after building Make on a new platform or system configuration is to see whether the build passes the test suite. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
