From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 104841 invoked by alias); 16 Nov 2016 16:29:58 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 104828 invoked by uid 89); 16 Nov 2016 16:29:57 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-4.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=Hx-languages-length:1244, D*ericsson.com, simonmarchiericssoncom, simon.marchi@ericsson.com X-HELO: eggs.gnu.org Received: from eggs.gnu.org (HELO eggs.gnu.org) (208.118.235.92) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:29:47 +0000 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1c735j-0006XU-1j for gdb-patches@sourceware.org; Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:29:46 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:53896) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1c735i-0006XQ-UP; Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:29:42 -0500 Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:4306 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1c735i-0004cD-6R; Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:29:42 -0500 Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:29:00 -0000 Message-Id: <83oa1ffkwa.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Simon Marchi CC: gdb-patches@sourceware.org In-reply-to: <20161116160808.12830-2-simon.marchi@ericsson.com> (message from Simon Marchi on Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:08:05 -0500) Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Document new hard requirement on GNU make Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <20161116160808.12830-1-simon.marchi@ericsson.com> <20161116160808.12830-2-simon.marchi@ericsson.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2016-11/txt/msg00423.txt.bz2 > From: Simon Marchi > CC: Simon Marchi > Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:08:05 -0500 > > As discussed in [1], it would be benificial for the GDB project to start > requiring GNU make to build its software. It would allow using useful > GNU-specific constructs, such as pattern rules. It would also allow > removing the alternative code paths in the Makefiles (guarded by > GMAKE_TRUE/GMAKE_FALSE), simplifying the Makefile code. > > [1] https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-11/msg00331.html > > gdb/ChangeLog: > > * NEWS: Mention requirement of GNU make. > --- > gdb/NEWS | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS > index a6b1282..d76ea81 100644 > --- a/gdb/NEWS > +++ b/gdb/NEWS > @@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ > compiler. The --disable-build-with-cxx configure option has been > removed. > > +* Building GDB and GDBserver now requires GNU make. > + > + It is no longer supported to build GDB or GDBserver with another > + implementation of the make program. > + OK. Should we decide which oldest version of GNU Make we are willing to support? IOW, which features do we need for the build? Thanks.