Re: Hello, dear GNU MAKE maintainer

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Nice to hear from you, MACOSX users. In a job one decade ago, I used GNU
make to package one OSS variant of some commercial software.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:55=E2=80=AFPM Pierre Rouleau <prouleau001@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

> Hello =E8=83=A1=E7=8F=82=E8=B6=8A,
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 5:10=E2=80=AFPM =E8=83=A1=E7=8F=82=E8=B6=8A <huke=
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is Correct.
>>
>> Keeyou.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> If you don't want to build GNU Make by hand, and you are using Homebrew
>>> on your Mac, then just install the latest version of GNU Make that way.
>>> For example: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/make
>>>
>>>
> As already mentioned, under macOS one alternative is to use Homebrew to
> install GNU make.
>
> It might install it as gmake but you can either place the Homebrew
> directory ahead of /usr/bin
> (where Apple old make is located) or create a symlink to the Homebrew
> gmake inside another
> of your directories that are placed ahead of /usr/bin in your PATH.
>
> That's what I used under macOS and that works fine.  No need to build it
> yourself.
>
> --
> /Pierre
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Nice to hear from you, MACOSX users. In a=C2=A0job one dec=
ade ago, I used GNU make to package one OSS variant of some commercial soft=
ware.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:55=E2=80=AFPM Pierre =
Rouleau &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello=C2=A0=E8=83=A1=E7=8F=82=E8=B6=8A,</div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 28,=
 2026 at 5:10=E2=80=AFPM =E8=83=A1=E7=8F=82=E8=B6=8A &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">This is Correct.=
=C2=A0<br><br>Keeyou.<br><br>

   =20

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<div style=3D"padding-top:1px;padding-bottom:1px"><div><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
<br>
If you don&#39;t want to build GNU Make by hand, and you are using Homebrew=
<br>
on your Mac, then just install the latest version of GNU Make that way.<br>
For example: <a href=3D"https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/make" rel=3D"noref=
errer" target=3D"_blank">https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/make</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>As already mentioned, under macOS on=
e alternative is to use Homebrew to install GNU make.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div=
><br></div><div>It might install it as gmake but you can either place the H=
omebrew directory ahead of /usr/bin=C2=A0</div><div>(where Apple old make i=
s located)=C2=A0or create a symlink to the Homebrew gmake inside another=C2=
=A0</div><div>of your directories that are placed ahead of /usr/bin in your=
 PATH.</div><div><br></div><div>That&#39;s what=C2=A0I used under macOS and=
 that works fine.=C2=A0 No need to build it yourself.</div><div></div><br><=
span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature">/Pierre</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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