Geert Janssens <janssens-ge...@telenet.be> writes:
>> I probably ought to ask - what's the policy on gnumake functions?
>> $(shell) is used quite extensively,
>
>>
>
>> Peter
>
> I don't think there really is a policy regarding gnumake functions. Our
> makefiles rely heavily on gnumake so in principle it's ok to use these
> functions. However the new automake parallel-test feature has issues with
> patsubst and perhaps other functions. With automake 1.13, parallel-test has
> become the default way. So with that in mind we may have to reconsider what we
> can and can't use in our makefiles.
Historically the policy was "no GnuMake-specific instructions". But
that horse left the barn a long time ago so I stopped trying to fight
it. I still think we shouldn't use gnumake-specific functions because
it limits portability by requiring the use of gnumake on all platforms.
> Geert
-derek
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