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Date:      Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:17:38 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: make(1) broken!
Message-ID:  <3DBEECE2.866CAA6D@mindspring.com>
References:  <20021029041633.A96819@FreeBSD.org> <90384.1035896204@critter.freebsd.dk> <20021029050854.A903@FreeBSD.org>

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Juli Mallett wrote:
> * De: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> [ Data: 2002-10-29 ]
> > Having a set of regression tests for make under src/tools/regression
> > would be really cool as well.
> 
> I agree with you 100%.  It'd be nice if people with esoteric-but-valid
> build systems using our make(1) could submit some edge cases to make
> up said tests.  I've got a few simple ones, none of which test much on
> the "real world behaviour relied upon" side.

Where's the full specification for "make", so that we can deduce
the edge cases?  The standard *can't* be the code, or any change
that is made, no matter how stupid, becomes the standard.

-- Terry

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