gcc/gcc ChangeLog doc/install.texi

[Phil Edwards]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 08:45:08PM -0500, Loren James Rittle wrote:
> I actually know of no make implementation that fails to implement
> VPATH the way we like to use it.  Otherwise I would have tested Phil's
> patch to see if it fails semi-gracefully and early with such an
> implementation with Phil's patch.  Since I had no way to test it, I
> just mentioned the issue.

Perhaps before 3.2 we should make an announcement:  "we're dropping support
for the following targets: ....  also, we now assume a make which supports
VPATH, complain now or forever hold your peace."


> Mark> I'd be all for using this patch (with the minor variants suggested
> Mark> above by various folks) and then re-supporting the old build syntax.
> 
> My only goal for raising issues with Phil's patch were: (a) he asked
> for critical feedback so I actually thought about the change a while;

For which I am appreciatve.


> and (b) I want to avoid a new class of PRs if we were to make a change
> intended to squash another class of PRs... ;-)

99 little bugs in the code,
99 little bu-u-u-ugs,
    fix a bug,
    compile again,
100 little bugs in the code.


Phil

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