Re: [dwm] Makefile (config.mk) modification

From: Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:23 +0200

On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 06:21:36PM +0200, dfenze_AT_gmail.com wrote:
> On (15/05/07 17:21), Sander van Dijk wrote:
> > I don't think this is a very good idea, since it obscures the building
> > process (who knows what the Makefile inherits from the environment? I
> > certainly don't want to have to check my environment every time I
> > build dwm).
> > Why not simply use
> > make CFLAGS=blahblah
> > when you want to do something other then what's written in config.mk?
> >
> > Greetings, Sander.
> >
>
> You then must include all that include dirs & libs & whatever.
> In this (patch) way, you only add what you will add to ^^.

The current way has been there for over 40 releases. So I don't
go to change it. I agree with Sander and Sergi (however I don't
plan to introduce ?=). Also note, the current make system works
with both BSD make and GNU make nearly perfect.

Regards,

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Received on Wed May 16 2007 - 08:33:23 UTC

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