From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751462AbWBWPlg (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:41:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751463AbWBWPlg (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:41:36 -0500 Received: from smtp.enter.net ([216.193.128.24]:14096 "EHLO smtp.enter.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751462AbWBWPlf (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:41:35 -0500 From: "D. Hazelton" To: Joerg Schilling Subject: Re: [OT] portable Makefiles (was: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:42:01 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <43EB7BBA.nailIFG412CGY@burner> <20060222140528.GB13283@merlin.emma.line.org> <43FDA779.nailFHQ21G57C@burner> In-Reply-To: <43FDA779.nailFHQ21G57C@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200602231042.01649.dhazelton@enter.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thursday 23 February 2006 07:15, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Matthias Andree wrote: > > Joerg Schilling schrieb am 2006-02-22: > > > > - run Solaris' /usr/{ccs,xpg4}/bin/make > > > > to find out if your Makefile is portable > > > > > > Solaris make does not write useful error messages in case of > > > non-portable makefiles. > > > > Sun Microsystems do not advertise their make tool as Makefile > > portability validator. Note the difference: each tool is held to its > > own standards. > > I do not advertize smake as makefile validator either. > > It would help a lot, if people on LKML would not repeatedly impute me > things I never said.... > > > Smake helps to find non-portable code, this is something completely > different! Umm - Joerg, you just stepped on your own toes there. A makefile validator does exactly that - helps people find non-portable code. You're fighting a losing battle when you claim one thing then say something that proves it false. DRH