> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 07:01:47PM CET: > > > And more than this -- brace yourself -- I'm starting to think that > > automake should *really* start supporting *only* GNU make (at least > > from version 3.75 or so). > > If you want support for this, then you need to discuss away the > downsides (i.e., convince those _opposed_ to the idea, not the > rest). The upsides are obvious.
Apart from that, if Automake requires GNU make, its users would rightly demand that Automake ought to understand GNU make-specific constructs. I don't consider that a feasible endeavor, short of reimplementing GNU make inside Automake. Cheers, Ralf