%% "Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: mfxjo> Do you think that this is an important (and sementically clean) mfxjo> feature and would accept a patch for inclusion ?
>> Before I can comment, I'd need to see a very precise definition of >> exactly what behavior you are looking for in a >> "dependency-only-prerequisite". mfxjo> I will try to implement a first version for review and mfxjo> comments. I *STRONGLY* encourage you to discuss the solution here before you implement anything. There is quite a bit of process and skeptical analysis to go through before any code can be considered for acceptance. I would hate to have anyone do a whole bunch of work then get upset if it wasn't integrated. The best way to proceed is to describe exactly what functionality you want to implement, then we can critique it and make sure that there is no existing way to do it, that all corner cases are covered, that it doesn't change the behavior of make in any way that is prohibited by the POSIX standard, etc. Also, recall that before any significant amount of code can be integrated into GNU make you'll need to sign legal papers assigning your copyright interest over to the FSF (and your company will need to do the same, if they have copyright on your work). Cheers! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
