--- Comment #4 from bkorb at gnu dot org 2008-12-29 01:24 ---
If GNU Make is only required for the GCC build, then the configure script
for the gcc piece is the only place where such code would be needed.
Anyway, my basic point is that it would be very helpful to not force folks
to find
--- Comment #3 from pinskia at gmail dot com 2008-12-29 00:49 ---
Subject: Re: toplevel configure script does not test for GNU Make
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM, bkorb at gnu dot org
wrote:
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> --- Comment #2 from bkorb at gnu dot org 2008-12-28 23:01 ---
> It would seem
--- Comment #2 from bkorb at gnu dot org 2008-12-28 23:01 ---
It would seem to me that requiring one to read through installation
documentation is unreasonable when a trivial change to the configure script can
tell the hapless builder what is wrong. You are correct in that it is
documen
--- Comment #1 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2008-12-28 21:31 ---
Well the requirement to use GNU make is documented.
http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html
GNU make version 3.80 (or later)
You must have GNU make installed to build GCC.
So I am going to close this as inv
