Re: pkg/42704: Adding support for bmake as a pkgsrc tool (ala gmake)

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42704; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/42704: Adding support for bmake as a pkgsrc tool (ala
        gmake)
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:35:14 +0000

 On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 11:35:01PM +0000, Robert Elz wrote:
  > At the minute, when a few feature is added to make, /usr/src gets
  > to use it 5 minutes later.  pkgsrc probably has to wait 5 years
  > (two full release cycles, at least) - before then you cannot assume
  > the system make in a supported system has the new feature.  That's
  > very hard to do, especially for new developers who have no idea
  > that this particular feature is new (or within 2 releases new).
  > That's the primary advantage of allowing devel/bmake as a supported
  > tool I think, and given just how small the change is, I'd suggest
  > it is one well worth making.
 
 I'd agree, FWIW.
 
 Although maybe USE_TOOLS isn't the right framework, since what we're
 really after is a conditional dependency based on whether the system
 make is new enough for the package.
 
 Maybe "new enough" can be construed globally though...
 
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 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost