Re: [PATCH] fix conflicting prototypes for getenv/getopt (v2 of Khem Raj's patch)

On 2026-04-18 15:18, Collin Funk wrote:
> It would be nice for GNU make to use more Gnulib stuff, but as Paul
> (Smith) writes in gl/README

Thanks for reminding me about that. I see two paths forward here:

1. Give up on "build.sh" and require users to already have a 
decent-enough "make". This is the second option listed in gl/README.

2. Do the "git merge --no-ff gnulib-port" mentioned towards the end of 
gl/README. Make sure the merge fixes all problems mentioned by Shubham, 
along with all problems addressed by Gnulib.

In the long run, (1) is a better way to go. In the short run (2) should 
work.

If we keep doing (2) we should strive to minimizes the differences 
between Gnulib and GNU Make's copies of these files, and not change 
these files without first looking to see how Gnulib already fixed the 
porting problem (which it probably has).