[Xastir-dev] Using gunmake extensions in Makefile.am

[Tom Russo]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 05:13:35PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <jerry at dunmire.org> flavor, containing:
> I am working to generate the numerous OSM_* files from a single
> template. It would be easy to do using a gnumake pattern rule
> something like this:
> 
> %.geo: OSM_template.geo
>         sed ....
> 
> However, use of pattern rules causes automake to warn that "`%'-style
> pattern rules are a GNU make extension".
> 
> I can hide this warning by adding this to the Makefile.am
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portablity])
> 
> 
> The question is, do we need to continue supporting other make
> programs, and may I make the change?

Please do NOT add GNU make extensions to the Xastir build system.

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