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

[Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>]

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.

> going to happen.  especially considering you apparently have no signficant 
> plans in helping maintain the huge code base that is LTP.

I submitted some tests and fixes in the past, but yes I'm primarily a user.

> 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?

-Andi

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