[Dovecot] 1.1b13 build in FreeBSD fails using 'make'; 'gmake' apparently required

[Gerard]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:35:34 -0800
snowcrash <schneecrash+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> > By the way, I would have thought that it was obvious that make !=
> > gmake.  
> 
> Considering that it is on OSX,
> 
>  ls -al `which make` `which gmake` `which gnumake`
>    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root    wheel 316576 2007-09-23 16:05 /usr/bin/gnumake
>    lrwxr-xr-x 1 root    wheel      7 2007-10-02 13:58 /usr/bin/make
> -> gnumake lrwxrwxrwx 1 sc      wheel     13 2007-03-22 18:12
> /usr/local/bin/gmake -> /usr/bin/make
> 
> and,
> 
>   http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/make.1.html
> 
> as well as on linux,
> 
>   http://man.he.net/?topic=make&section=all
> 
> no, it wasn't "obvious" at all.

The implication was that that this was being built on a FBSD machine,
correct?

~ $ ls -al `which make` `which gmake` `which gnumake`
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  292512 Dec 19 14:20 /usr/bin/make*
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  156624 Jun 22  2007 /usr/local/bin/gmake*

The interesting thing is that I checked the ports Makefile, and there
is no directive to use gmake, so I am somewhat perplexed by your
inability to build it. It might be a system specific problem and not
something that affects other users. If I actually get the ambition,
I'll try it myself tomorrow when I have more time.


-- 

Gerard
gerard at seibercom.net

Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally
promoting a falsehood, isn't it?

	A. Hope

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