Re: how to use a different /bin/sh with GNU Make?

[Tim Murphy]

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Likewise variables defined on the command line are passed to the
sub-`make' through `MAKEFLAGS'.  Words in the value of `MAKEFLAGS' that
contain `=', `make' treats as variable definitions just as if they
appeared on the command line.  *Note Overriding Variables: Overriding.
""

I assume this means that you can set it for the top-level make if
there is only one top-level make,

Regards,

Tim

On 13 October 2015 at 15:19, Mark Galeck <address@hidden> wrote:
>>If you want to force make to always start a shell and never use the fast
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> path the best way is to name your shell something else, like /bin/mgsh
> or something, then set make's SHELL variable to that path.  Since make
> is no longer sure if your shell is a POSIX shell, it will never use the
> fast path.
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> I know that Paul :)  Every child in kindergarten knows the SHELL hack.  Works 
> with one Makefile.  Does not work on a massively recursive system.  That is 
> my problem.
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