danny mcClanahan wrote: > Hello bug-make! > > I have another open-ended question I will put into a separate email, but I > want > to first note: I was happily surprised to see cargo actually cite "GNU make" > for > the jobserver protocol: > https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html#jobserver, which > links to the truly astounding design document at > https://make.mad-scientist.net/papers/jobserver-implementation/. > > I think if cargo is going to link to that page as advice for their users, it > might be useful to extend that in-depth design discussion with > the "how to write against this in 2XYZ" that > https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Job-Slots.html > provides--the > windows jobserver subpage in particular might be useful for their target > audience, who might also then learn to question phrasing like: >> developed for GNU make, > > when "by" GNU make, "for" gcc would be my understanding...
No, there is no interaction with gcc at all. The text is accurate, I invented the jobserver *for* Gnu Make. -- -- Howard Chu CTO, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ Chief Architect, OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/project/
