[MacPorts] #38451: RFE: add a callback to automatically add a dependency on gmake when using build.type gnu on platforms where gnumake is not the default

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Sat Mar 23 06:09:02 PDT 2013


#38451: RFE: add a callback to automatically add a dependency on gmake when using
build.type gnu on platforms where gnumake is not the default
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  Reporter:  egall@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Low          |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by afb@…):

 Replying to [comment:2 larryv@…]:
 > > The handling of "bsdmake" seems strange, since the code uses "make" on
 FreeBSD and "pmake" on Linux.
 >
 > I think the default Make on FreeBSD is BSD Make, while on Linux it’s
 [http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man1/pmake.1.html
 installed as “pmake”].

 Forgot that the code isn't for other platforms, it's for installing
 bsdmake on Mac OS X when it is missing... (#33355)

 We could add a similar block for FreeBSD where gmake is "supposed" to be
 installed, but then removed or something.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38451#comment:4>
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