Re: [PATCH] docs: mention $MAKE during configure

Stefano Lattarini <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.autoconf.patches,gmane.comp.sysutils.autoconf.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 01/03/2013 11:22 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 01/03/2013 03:10 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> On 01/03/2013 10:54 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> Based on a suggestion from Bob Friesenhahn:
>>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-automake/2013-01/msg00017.html
>>>
>>> * doc/install.texi (Defining Variables): Mention that MAKE
>>> can be overridden, and the caveats that come with setting it.
> 
>>> +Another variable to be aware of is @env{MAKE}; many packages allow this
>>> +to be set during @command{configure} in order to request the use of an
>>> +alternative @command{make} implementation (such as GNU make, which is
>>> +often present as @command{gmake}).  However, once an alternative is
>>> +chosen, the resulting Makefile may no longer work with the generic
>>> +@command{make}, so you must make sure to consistently use your
>>> +alternative make.
>>> +
>> s/make/@command{make}/?
> 
> Or maybe s/make/$MAKE/?
> 
Yes, likely clearer.  But shouldn't that be s/make/@code{$MAKE}/ ?  :-)

>>
>> Apart from that possible nit, ACK from me.
> 
> I'll see if anyone else chimes in with a wording suggestion in the next
> 24 hours or so, then push.  We will then see if the gnulib autoupdate
> picks it up, or if I will have to give it a kick to find the new INSTALL.
> 
OK.

Thanks,
  Stefano
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