RE: Could automake-generated Makefiles required GNU make? (was: Re: [gnu-prog-discuss] portability)

[John Calcote]

>     > Rather, one GNU package could drop support for ordinary Make, and
see
>     > how users react.  If the level of complaint is not too high, then
> 
>     GCC dropped support for non-GNU make in version 3.4 (April 2004).
> 
> We could see how users reacted to that.

Forgive my ignorance (because I'm *sure* I'm missing something crucial
here), but I don't believe this is a fair comparison, since GCC's use of
make doesn't appear (to me) to be in the same order as Automakes use of
make.

Regards,
John