Re: improved parallel make support

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: improved parallel make support
Date: 2010-11-02 14:21:39
Message-ID: 25889.1288707699@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> This patch requires GNU make 3.80, because of the above "|" feature and
> the $(eval) function. Version 3.80 is dated October 2002, so it should
> be no problem, but I do occasionally read of make 3.79 around here;
> maybe it's time to get rid of that. I did put in a check that makes the
> build fail right away if a wrong version of make is used.

Do we have a handle on how many buildfarm members this will break?

(fwiw, my hpux box is running 3.79.1)

regards, tom lane

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