Re: make-3.81 update?

[Rob Walker <rwalker at qualcomm dot com>]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 08:49:18PM -0700, Rob Walker wrote:
>   
> > http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/make/job.c?rev=1.182&root=make&view=auto
> >
> > Looks like the Windows-style paths support has been accepted as an
> > upstream patch.  When can Cygwin pick this up?
> >     
>
> It is very much not a priority.  I'll probably wait for the next release
> of make.  The CVS version has some reported bugs anyway.
>   
Thanks for the update.  What might make this a priority?

My situation is this: I cannot advocate an off-the-rack Cygwin 
installation for my team or my customers.  My current choices are:

  1. supply an in-house compiled Cygwin version of make-3.81 (without
     cygwin1.dll, of course) that has the patch, with installation
     instructions and caveats
  2. supply an old Cygwin make-3.80 (with similar instructions and
     /more/ caveats)
  3. tell my customers and team to "figure it out"

Is the CVS version with its bugs worse (calls for some subjectivity) 
than the current Cygwin make-3.81-1?  Are the bugs new since 3.81-1?  
Can Cygwin take *just* the "colon in paths" patch?

I'm happy to help any way I can.

Thanks,
Rob


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