{"thread":{"id":"10903","subject":"Solaris 'make' & Git Makefile","startedAt":"2007-11-16T22:59:48Z","lastAt":"2007-11-16T23:49:06Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Guido Ostkamp","Pierre Habouzit","Junio C Hamano"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"60116","messageId":"Pine.LNX.4.64.0711162353170.7281@bianca.dialin.t-online.de","threadId":"10903","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Solaris 'make' & Git Makefile","fromName":"Guido Ostkamp","fromEmail":"git@ostkamp.fastmail.fm","sentAt":"2007-11-16T22:59:48Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-16T22:59:48Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"git@ostkamp.fastmail.fm","avatar":null},"body":"Hello Junio, *,\n\nthe Solaris 'make' utility cannot handle the 'Makefile' that is delivered \nwith Git or generated by Git's configure.\n\nA Solaris make run breaks around line 138.\n\nQuestion: Do you require the GNU make utility for Git?\n\nIf yes, then I think this should be mentioned in README or INSTALL. If \nnot, then the Makefile or configure needs to be fixed.\n\nRegards\n\nGuido\n"},{"id":"60117","messageId":"20071116232955.GA22075@artemis.corp","threadId":"10903","inReplyTo":"Pine.LNX.4.64.0711162353170.7281@bianca.dialin.t-online.de","subject":"Re: Solaris 'make' & Git Makefile","fromName":"Pierre Habouzit","fromEmail":"madcoder@debian.org","sentAt":"2007-11-16T23:29:55Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-16T23:29:55Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"madcoder@debian.org","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44708?v=4"},"body":"On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 10:59:48PM +0000, Guido Ostkamp wrote:\n> Hello Junio, *,\n> \n> the Solaris 'make' utility cannot handle the 'Makefile' that is delivered \n> with Git or generated by Git's configure.\n> \n> A Solaris make run breaks around line 138.\n> \n> Question: Do you require the GNU make utility for Git?\n\n  Well, the fact that solaris make doesn't understands @ is well... no\ncomments. But we also require ifdef/endif to work, and bsd make doesn't\ngrok that e.g. SO yes, I believe GNU Make is somehow required. The\nMakefiles don't use double expansions and such tricks, so even quite\nantiquated GNU Make versions should work fine\n\n-- \n·O·  Pierre Habouzit\n··O                                                madcoder@debian.org\nOOO                                                http://www.madism.org\n"},{"id":"60118","messageId":"7v3av5ycnh.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org","threadId":"10903","inReplyTo":"Pine.LNX.4.64.0711162353170.7281@bianca.dialin.t-online.de","subject":"Re: Solaris 'make' & Git Makefile","fromName":"Junio C Hamano","fromEmail":"gitster@pobox.com","sentAt":"2007-11-16T23:49:06Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-16T23:49:06Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"gitster@pobox.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54884?v=4"},"body":"Guido Ostkamp <git@ostkamp.fastmail.fm> writes:\n\n> Question: Do you require the GNU make utility for Git?\n>\n> If yes, then I think this should be mentioned in README or INSTALL.\n\nI think that would be a sensible thing to do.  Please make it\nhappen.\n"}]}