On Sun, 16 Jan 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
I reject the notion of disallowing VPATH builds with GNU make only. The reason is simple: I make good use of this feature every time I test the Automake package with some non-GNU make (I build several platforms off of one tree shared via NFS). It would make my testing significantly harder if GNU make needed to be added to the mix.
I agree with Ralf. I also think that refusing to work because a tool is not "GNU" is offensive and counter-productive for those who develop competing non-GNU implementations. Competing products do have incentive to offer working VPATH support because it is so useful, and because Automake uses it.
Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
