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Re: [PATCH] Allow "make compare" to use "make gnucompare" automatically
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:07:23AM +0100, Joseph S. Myers wrote:
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> We should be using a feature test here - version tests are for when a
> combination of different features in a particular version are wanted, or
> where the features or bug fixes that are needed are difficult to test for,
The latter is the situation here.
> and shouldn't substitute for a feature test where there is a single
> well-defined feature that is straighforward to test for.
This isn't straightforward to test for. See my original message. If you
can combine even just those two syntaxes into a single straightforward test,
I will be most impressed.
Phil
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