%% "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: d> (1) are the latest gnu make features (e.g., eval) encouraged and d> stable, or are they considered experimental or fringe d> elements of gnu make?
They are intended to be stable. d> (2) it's a pain for me to rapidly update software in my office; d> so, if 'eval' is stable and recommended in the 3.81rc's, it would d> be valuable to know when 3.81 is to be released, or if the latest d> 3.81rc is likely to be functionally identical to the final release d> for common platforms (e.g., linux, nt, sun). The current beta2 release is not functionally identical to what 3.81 will look like. There are changes made since then which cause backward-compatibility issues. In particular, you will run into problems if your makefiles have prerequisites that have "$" in the filename (Java, in particular, will run into problems with GNU make 3.81). The next beta3 release should have all the functionality of GNU make 3.81. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils
