Re: [PATCH] Makefile: avoid running curl-config unnecessarily

From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date: Apr 5, 2020, 19:18 UTC
Message-ID: <CAPig+cSgQQHTX1fyZ7ZMftg4aygXOPnWV1vA5H=GTSKDCb_czg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200405184441.GA1309425@coredump.intra.peff.net>

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 2:44 PM Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:

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> On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 09:33:51PM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 10:58 AM Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > > This is our first use of eval in the Makefile, but that goes back to GNU
> > > make v3.80, which is from 2002. I think that should be OK.
> >
> > Upon reading this, I was worried that it might trip up Mac OS which
> > has (often very) old versions of tools, but it's alright in this case,
> > as Apple ships GNU 'make' 3.81 from 2006.
>
> They're certainly good at keeping old versions of things around. :) I
> wonder if it's due to a switch from GPLv2 to v3. My understanding is
> that's why they'll keep bash 3 around forever, and the GPLv3 was
> published in 2007, between GNU make 3.81 and 3.82.

That is my understanding, as well.

> Anyway, I think we're good, but thanks for double-checking.

History repeats itself[1].

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20180802212930.GB32538@sigill.intra.peff.net/