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Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 08:49:18PM -0700, Rob Walker wrote:
>   
>> http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/make/job.c?rev=1.182&root=make&view=auto
>>
>> Looks like the Windows-style paths support has been accepted as an
>> upstream patch.  When can Cygwin pick this up?
>>     
>
> It is very much not a priority.  I'll probably wait for the next release
> of make.  The CVS version has some reported bugs anyway.
>   
Thanks for the update.  What might make this a priority?

My situation is this: I cannot advocate an off-the-rack Cygwin 
installation for my team or my customers.  My current choices are:

   1. supply an in-house compiled Cygwin version of make-3.81 (without
      cygwin1.dll, of course) that has the patch, with installation
      instructions and caveats
   2. supply an old Cygwin make-3.80 (with similar instructions and
      /more/ caveats)
   3. tell my customers and team to "figure it out"

Is the CVS version with its bugs worse (calls for some subjectivity) 
than the current Cygwin make-3.81-1?  Are the bugs new since 3.81-1?  
Can Cygwin take *just* the "colon in paths" patch?

I'm happy to help any way I can.

Thanks,
Rob


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