On Thu, 2012-07-19 at 13:32 -0400, David Boyce wrote:
> I think it would be a good thing
> if older manuals could be kept online, e.g. by adding a version level:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/3.81/make.html
> http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/3.82/make.html
>
> No, I'm not off
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Philip Guenther wrote:
> The info docs that are part of the installed binary package would
> surely match the installed binary.
> Either
> info make
> or
> info 'gnu make'
>
> has worked on every system I've seen.
All true, but this situation trips people
This is precisely the
information that I was looking for. Thank you, Philip.
-John
Philip Guenther
July 19, 2012
10:19 AM
The info docs
that are part of the installed binary package wouldsurely match the
installed binary.Eitherinfo makeorinfo 'gnu
make'has work
Follow-up Comment #5, bug #36881 (project make):
Sure but if you use the distro-provided program you should always use the
distro-provided documentation as well, not documentation you find on the web.
Distributions are by definition virtually always behind the upstream
development.
All distros s
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 10:14 AM, John Joganic wrote:
> I was more concerned over the inability to access the information online as
> the vast majority of people who use make get it through binary package
> managers. The NEWS file is not something that is conveniently available, and
> all my syst
Follow-up Comment #4, bug #36881 (project make):
Fair enough. I stand corrected.
I was more concerned over the inability to access the information online as
the vast majority of people who use make get it through binary package
managers. The NEWS file is not something that is conveniently availa
Update of bug #36881 (project make):
Status:None => Not A Bug
Open/Closed:Open => Closed
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Follow-up Comment #3:
3.82 is not a "point r
On 07/19/2012 08:03 AM, John Joganic wrote:
> Follow-up Comment #2, bug #36881 (project make):
>
> Thank you for the information.
>
> I must say that I'm rather concerned that fundamental syntax has changed with
> no mention in the manual.
>
AFAIU, the manual, being a reference manual, is just a
