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Re:GNU Binutils 2.32 Released by bobbyi_settv on Saturday February 02, 2019 @10:55PM (#19067739)
But gnu make can be built for freebsd without already having other gnu stuff (or itself), right?

If so, is it really unreasonable for another gnu project to expect you to get gmake first and use that in order to compile the project?

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Re:GNU Binutils 2.32 Released by ComputerGuru on Saturday February 02, 2019 @11:46PM (#19067916)
The problem with binutils wasn’t make/gmake-related. I have no problem with requiring gmake as a rule, I maintain this: https://github.com/neosmart/gmake-proxy

But the whole point of autotools is to write a flavor-agnostic Makefile that gets compiled into a working Makefile. For it not to work defeats the point.

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Re:GNU Binutils 2.32 Released by acqq on Sunday February 03, 2019 @06:55AM (#19069124)
> For it not to work defeats the point.

It's just the tool to make the compatible releases possible. The compatibility doesn't fall from the sky, somebody should actively work on it. And you can be that someone.

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