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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/10] Require GNU make
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On 08 Apr 2021 14:33, Tom Tromey wrote:
> GDB has required GNU make for quite some time, and this patch applies
> this approach to the sim as well.  Requiring GNU make means that
> automatic dependency tracking can be simple and reliable, and it also
> makes other refactorings simpler.

i've just been looking at moving these to automake and not worrying about
the quality of the existing Makefiles.  although i'm not ready just yet to
move these ports over.

that said, this will all get deleted eventually anyways, so if you want to
merge this, go for it.
-mike