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am__make_dryrun fails to handle GNU make -I option

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Message #39 received at 13760-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: boris <at> codesynthesis.com
Cc: 13760-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] dry-run: don't get confused by '-I' option
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:25:06 +0200

tags 13760 + patch
stop

On 04/23/2013 11:12 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Reference: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13760>
> 
> Hello, and sorry for the shameful delay.
> 
> Boris Kolpackov wrote:
>>
>> I think if we try to support all make flavors in a combined test,
>> things will get messy (my other idea was to resort to executing make if
>> MAKEFLAGS contains more than one word). Seeing that the majority is
>> probably using GNU make and we can do a really fast test for it, it
>> would be bad to resort to some pessimistic tests (like running make)
>> just so that we can support other makes.
>>
> This sounds sensible.  I've taken this approach of using an "optimized"
> test for GNU make, and the more messy tests (in a "best-effort" fashion)
> for non-GNU makes.
> 
> So, this series should fix automake bug#13760.  Testing and comments are
> welcome.  I will proceed to push in a few days if there is no objection.
> 
Pushed now.  I'm thus closing this bug report.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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