Re: [LTP] LTP 20091031 Makefiles totally broken?!?

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

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On Friday 06 November 2009 14:50:36 Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 03:39:21PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Friday 06 November 2009 14:13:43 Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > > I've considered adding a configure check for the make version. I'm
> > > > probably going to do it this weekend to avoid support issues like
> > > > these.
> > >
> > > That's not a solution.
> > >
> > > Please just fix the makefiles or revert this misguided change
> > > and give us working makefiles back.
> > >
> > > From a quick look at the mailing list archives that doesn't
> > > even seem to be the only problem with this "improvement".
> >
> > again, please stop wasting our time with your "revert it" comments.  it
> > isnt
> 
> That's the standard strategy to fix regressions if the submitter
> is unwilling to fix newly introduced bugs.

your position on how to "fix" things is irrelevant here, nor is it helping in 
any way.  drop it.

> > we can look at working around bugs in make-3.80 if/since there are a
> > number of people who would like this functionality.
> 
> Are you saying that LTP as a project is not interested in fixing
>  regressions?

ive already made my position pretty clear in this statement.  support for old 
versions of tools will continually be phased out over time.  the exact cut off 
time will largely be dictated by the needs of the larger user base.  
"cleverly" defining behavior as "regressions" notwithstanding.
-mike

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