Re: pkg/45729: Build fix and minor improvements for security/p0f

[David Holland <dholland-gnats%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/45729; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-gnats%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/45729: Build fix and minor improvements for security/p0f
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:41:39 +0000

 On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 03:00:17PM +0000, Pierre Pronchery wrote:
  >  >  Why did you build it using gmake?
  >  
  >  actually, I did not. But the actual problem is there indeed: p0f
  >  auto-detects if gmake is available in Build, trying to run it without
  >  arguments. Then it defaults to using gmake if it is available.
 
 That should be removed or disabled.
 
  >  I guess we have at least two options then:
  >  - patching Build to disable this check,
  >  - apply my patch, with which gmake can still build the project.
 
 No, it can't, because the makefile isn't MAKE_JOBS_SAFE without that
 .WAIT and gmake has no equivalent feature...
 
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 David A. Holland
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