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

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost> writes:
> If you want to check for features, then I suggest you add a -Q: argument
> to make(1), to be used for querying for features. A non-existent -Q
> argument would mean the feature wasn't available. Other uses would be:
>
> % make -Q repeatable-builds
> repeatable-builds supported
> % echo $?
> 0
> % make -Q me-a-crocodile-sandwich-and-make-it-snappy
> me-a-crocodile-sanewich-and-make-it-snappy not supported
> % echo $?
> 1
>
> i.e. de-couple the feature from the date. The two are obviously not related
> in this case.

A quite reasonable suggestion.

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Perry E. Metzger                perry%piermont.com@localhost