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From: jconklin@netcom.com (J.T. Conklin)
Subject: Re: emacs and FreeBSD 1.1 CD-ROM distribution
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References: <knight.52.00151340@ka1dt.mv.com> <Cqryu1.Kxn@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 04:36:34 GMT
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In article <Cqryu1.Kxn@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com>,
Rich Scott <rxscot2@lookout.mtt.it.uswc.uswest.com> wrote:

>Again, the easy way
>out is to get GNUmake, and compile emacs using that. (It's not clear to
>make if the Emacs Makefiles are assuming an incorrect variable expansion or
>something, or if this is a bug in the FreeBSD1.1 "make").  I will investigate
>this some more today.

It's likely the FreeBSD make.

There have been quite a few changes made to the NetBSD make, and it's been
reported that its make makes emacs without problems.

	--jtc