Hi/2. Paul Smith wrote: > On Mon, 2022-11-07 at 20:40 +0900, KO Myung-Hun wrote: >> May I take over OS/2 port maintenance ? >> For this, what should I do ? > > 1. Subscribe to this mailing list and announce your intention to > work on this (to prevent possible duplication of effort).
Already done. > 2. Download the latest release (currently GNU Make 4.4). > 3. Get it to compile on OS/2 and, if possible, run the regression > test suite (if you have Perl on OS/2). > 4. If you can't run the regression test suite, then generate your > own set of tests (for example some other software that you can > use GNU Make to build, especially software that makes use of GNU > Make features). I've built successfully with a little changes. I'll try to run regression test suite later. > 5. Once you're satisfied that it works properly, post a patch or set > of patches for the changes you needed to make to get it working, > to this mailing list. > 6. Likely there will need to be a conversation about the best way to > address various issues so be prepared to rework your changes if > necessary. Ok, I'll post later. > 7. If your changes are at all extensive, you will need to fill out > paperwork to assign copyright for your changes to the FSF, and > your employer (if they have rights to your work which most do) > will need to approve this as well. Contact me to get the needed > paperwork. I have this already for GNU Make. > 8. Commit to testing and updating the port when new prereleases of > GNU Make are announced. > > That's pretty much it. > > You should consider carefully whether it's really worthwhile to make > this effort. Presumably there is already some version of GNU Make that > works on OS/2 and can be used there which satisfies all current needs. > That version obviously will continue to be available: no one is > suggesting changing published versions. > I know. And I'm already maintaining GNU Make v3.81 for OS/2 at https://github.com/komh/make-os2. I'll try to merge the patches in there. > Most of the new features available in GNU Make, such as Guile support, > dynamic object loading, jobserver, output sync, etc. almost certainly > can't be made to work on OS/2 and so will just need to be disabled. So > the question is, is keeping this port up-to-date a good use of > resources? > I think so. And if some projects requires newer GNU Make, working on GNU Make at that time needs more resources. > Of course, only the OS/2 users can answer this question. > > If you decide it is worthwhile, and you have the bandwidth and ability > to do it, then welcome aboard! I willing to do. Thanks! -- KO Myung-Hun Using Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7.2 Under OS/2 Warp 4 for Korean with FixPak #15 In VirtualBox v6.1.40 on Intel Core i7-3615QM 2.30GHz with 12GB RAM Korean OS/2 User Community : http://www.os2.kr/
