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Re: GCC 3.0.2 and BSD Make


On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:03:19AM -0800, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> 
> The only genuine problem I know of with requiring GNU make is the
> potential that it needs an ANSI C compiler to build with, producing a

Where does GNU make say/imply an ANSI C compiler is required to build it?
If it is true, I have to say it is a bug in GNU make and we should fix it.
I don't think it is a problem at all.

> chicken-and-egg problem on pre-standard systems.  However, this is
> only a theoretical problem - on a brief skim of the code it certainly
> *appears* to be K+R-safe.
> 

H.J.


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