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@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ This directory contains the @PACKAGE_VERSION@ release of @PACKAGE_NAME@. See the file NEWS for the user-visible changes from previous releases. In addition, there have been bugs fixed. +>> If you are trying to build GNU Make from a Git clone rather than a +>> downloaded source distribution, see the README.git file for instructions. + Please check the system-specific notes below for any caveats related to your operating system. -If you are trying to build GNU Make from a Git clone rather than a downloaded -source distribution, see the README.git file for instructions. +This README assumes you are building on a POSIX-based operating system. +For ports to other operating systems please see the system-specific README +files, as described in the "Ports" section below. For source distribution building and installation instructions, see the file INSTALL. @@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ GNU Make is copyright by the Free Software Foundation. Copyright notices condense sequential years into a range; e.g. "1987-1994" means all years from 1987 to 1994 inclusive. + Downloading ----------- @@ -140,16 +145,6 @@ known to be broken to be checked in. Use at your own risk. System-specific Notes --------------------- -It has been reported that the XLC 1.2 compiler on AIX 3.2 is buggy such -that if you compile make with 'cc -O' on AIX 3.2, it will not work -correctly. It is said that using 'cc' without '-O' does work. - -The standard /bin/sh on SunOS 4.1.3_U1 and 4.1.4 is broken and cannot be -used to configure GNU Make. Please install a different shell such as -bash or pdksh in order to run "configure". See this message for more -information: - https://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2003-10/msg00190.html - One area that is often a problem in configuration and porting is the code to check the system's current load average. To make it easier to test and debug this code, you can do 'make check-loadavg' to see if it works @@ -201,8 +196,8 @@ Ports it you should start by asking on those mailing lists and forums. Please note there are two _separate_ ports of GNU Make for Microsoft -systems: a native Windows tool built with (for example) MSVC or Cygwin, -and a DOS-based tool built with DJGPP. Please be sure you are looking +systems: a native Windows port built with (for example) MSVC or MinGW, +and a DOS-based port built with DJGPP. Please be sure you are looking at the right README! |