Re: [CRAZY PROPOSAL] Automake should support only GNU make

[Ralf Wildenhues]

> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 07:01:47PM CET:
> 
> > And more than this -- brace yourself -- I'm starting to think that
> > automake should *really* start supporting *only* GNU make (at least
> > from version 3.75 or so).
> 
> If you want support for this, then you need to discuss away the
> downsides (i.e., convince those _opposed_ to the idea, not the
> rest).  The upsides are obvious.

Apart from that, if Automake requires GNU make, its users would rightly
demand that Automake ought to understand GNU make-specific constructs.
I don't consider that a feasible endeavor, short of reimplementing GNU
make inside Automake.

Cheers,
Ralf