[bug #68509] configure error message with make 4.2

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URL:=0A  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?68509>=0A=0A                 Summa=
ry: configure error message with make 4.2=0A                   Group: GNU O=
ctave=0A               Submitter: arb=0A               Submitted: Thu 09 Ju=
l 2026 10:18:22 PM CEST=0A                Category: None=0A                =
Severity: 3 - Normal=0A                Priority: 5 - Normal=0A             =
 Item Group: Build Failure=0A                  Status: None=0A             =
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----=0ADate: Thu 09 Jul 2026 10:18:22 PM CEST By: A.R. Burgers <arb>=0AI ge=
t this error during configure:=0A=0A=0Achecking for GNU make support of gro=
uped targets... ../configure: line 10343:=0Atest: 4.3: integer expression e=
xpected=0A../configure: line 10344: test: 4.3: integer expression expected=
=0Ano=0Aconfigure: error: GNU Make version 4.4 or higher is required to bui=
ld Octave=0A=0A=0Aclearly I should upgrade to make 4.4, but I don't think t=
he "integer=0Aexpression expected" error should be produced.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=
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