Re: [RFC] Removin the old make

From: Ian Lepore <ian_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:47:27 -0700
On Fri, 2015-02-13 at 01:24 +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:49:13AM +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I would like to start using bmake only syntax on our infrastructure for tha=
> > > t I
> > > want to make sure noone is using the old make, so I plan to remove the old =
> > .................................................^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > make
> > > =66rom base, I plan to do it by Feb 16th.
> > > 
> > > Note that bmake is the default since FreeBSD 10.
> > > FreeBSD 9.3 is also providing bmake (as bmake) on default installation.
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Bapt
> > 
> > I don't know the difference, but it seems potentialy dangerous to
> > remove old make without notice ?
> > 
> Old make was already removed in 10.x what remains is only the sources and that
> is what I propose to remove from 11 (and only from 11)
> 
> Best regards,
> Bapt

fmake exists as a port too, doesn't it?  That's what I vaguely remember
as the plan... bmake available in 9, it's the default in 10 but fmake
source is still around, and then in 11 fmake is gone from base but
available as a port.

-- Ian
Received on Thu Feb 12 2015 - 23:47:30 UTC

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