Re: PR/59184 CVS commit: src/usr.bin/make

["Simon Gerraty via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/59184; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Simon Gerraty <sjg%crufty.net@localhost>
To: Roland Illig <roland.illig%gmx.de@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, rillig%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
	pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, campbell+netbsd%mumble.net@localhost,
	Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%mnx.io@localhost>, sjg%crufty.net@localhost
Subject: Re: PR/59184 CVS commit: src/usr.bin/make
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:11:47 -0700

 I normally sit on a bmake release candidate for several days - where it
 gets used in 100's of builds at work on various systems.
 
 However if someone is in a hurry to test the next steps,
 a beta is available at
 
 https://www.crufty.net/ftp/pub/sjg/beta/bmake-20250323.tar.gz
 
 with the usual signatures etc.  Note it will be removed when the next
 release actually happens.
 
 On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:37:01 +0100, Roland Illig writes:
 >Am 22.03.2025 um 13:25 schrieb Roland Illig:
 >>  Modified Files:
 >>  	src/usr.bin/make: var.c
 >>  	src/usr.bin/make/unit-tests: varname-dot-make-level.exp
 >>  	    varname-dot-make-level.mk
 >>
 >>  Fixes PR pkg/59184.
 >
 >The next step is for Simon to prepare a new bmake release, which usually
 >happens within one week.
 >
 >Then, Jonathan can test the new bmake release in a bulk build, to ensure
 >that nothing gets broken since bmake-20240909. The notable changes
 >between these versions are:
 >
 >- In parallel mode, an error in one job doesn't abruptly abort the other
 >jobs anymore, instead they are finished and cleaned up properly.
 >
 >- Instead of "Malformed conditional", the error message is now "Variable
 >%s is undefined" where appropriate.
 >
 >Roland