Alistair Crooks <a...@pkgsrc.org> writes: > If you want to check for features, then I suggest you add a -Q: argument > to make(1), to be used for querying for features. A non-existent -Q > argument would mean the feature wasn't available. Other uses would be: > > % make -Q repeatable-builds > repeatable-builds supported > % echo $? > 0 > % make -Q me-a-crocodile-sandwich-and-make-it-snappy > me-a-crocodile-sanewich-and-make-it-snappy not supported > % echo $? > 1 > > i.e. de-couple the feature from the date. The two are obviously not related > in this case.
A quite reasonable suggestion. -- Perry E. Metzger pe...@piermont.com
