[Python-Dev] Adding GNU conditional execution in the Makefile?

[Guido van Rossum]

I don't know how widespread gmake is, but I certainly don't want Python to
be dependent on GNU tools exclusively. You don't have to use GCC to compile
it. (Autoconfig is a different story, it only is needed when
config.inchanges. Similar, readline is optional.)

--Guido

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Jesus Cea <jcea at jcea.es> wrote:

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> Working in the DTRACE probes, I think I can simplify the build logic
> quite a bit using the GNU Makefile conditional execution:
> <https://www.gnu.org/s/hello/manual/make/Conditional-Syntax.html>.
>
> In concrete, I have object files that must be compiled and linked, or
> not, according to a "configure" test result.
>
> But currently I think we are not using these features. Maybe because
> we don't want to force the use of GMAKE, I don't know.
>
> If this is a policy, I would like to know.
>
> And if somebody has a suggestion to cope with this difficulty...
>
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