[Tfug] Re: changing GNU make

[Chris Hilton]

On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:24:38 -0700 (MST)
"Andre Lehovich" <andrel@U.Arizona.EDU> wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Chris Hilton wrote:
> > 'Hardwired' and 'open source' don't really go together.
> 
> They do in this case.  You have to edit the source and
> recompile GNU make to change the default behavior; there is
> no system wide configuration file that's read at runtime.
> This isn't a bug because you can override with your own
> makefile.
> 
> --A.

Well, I was thinking of hardwired in terms of definition 2, one point
for me.  Definition 1 gives you a point.  We'll call it a draw : )

hardwired adj. 1. In software, syn. for hardcoded. 2. By extension,
anything that is not modifiable, especially in the sense of customizable
to one's particular needs or tastes.

To me, if I have access to the sources its not really hardwired.

-C-