Hi Paul, Akim. On 01/25/2012 08:41 PM, Paul Eggert wrote: > On 01/25/2012 04:02 AM, Akim Demaille wrote: >> I like silent rules _a lot_. They really help see hidden >> warnings/messages in the logs, yet it's very easy (pass V=1 to make) >> to restore the verbose behavior. > > They're nice, but if we use them, we must also use bleeding-edge > Automake (latest git on maint branch, or Automake 1.11.3 or later when > 1.11.3 comes out) when cutting releases, so that the resulting > makefiles are POSIX-compliant. Otherwise, Bison won't build on > systems like HP NonStop whose 'make' implementations conform to POSIX > but do not support nested variables like GNU make does. Please see > <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9928>. > > It may be simplest to wait until Automake 1.11.3 comes out before > applying that patch. I don't think this will be long. > The beta for 1.11.3 is already out:
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2012-01/msg00040.html> (and any testing of it would be appreciated ;-) If there are no major problems, 1.11.3 should be released in a about a week. Regards, Stefano
