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# GNU make 4.4.1
# ==============
# Slackware 14.0, 14.1: make 3.82
# Slackware 14.2: make 4.1
# Slackware 15.0: make 4.3

# If you ever want to uninstall make (?), or if you want to clean up files
# from an old version before installing a new one, skip down to the
# bottom for instructions.

# Prerequisites:
# Perl
# gettext (if no --disable-nls)
# pkg-config
# Guile 1.8 or >= 2.0.x
# automake >= 1.16 if generating autoconf,
#  automake, libtool files

# info-gnu: GNU Make 4.4.1 released!
# GNU Make Manual
# make - Bugs: Browse Items (bugs fixed in 4.4.1)

# If downloading it as done below does not work for you, here are download
# options:
# https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/make/ (automatic redirect)
# https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
# https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html (GNU mirrors list)
# https://mirrors.ibiblio.org/gnu/make/ (a specific mirror)

# Get the source tarball
cd
test -f installed/make-4.4.1.tar.lz && mv installed/make-4.4.1.tar.lz .
test ! -f make-4.4.1.tar.lz &&
wget http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/make/make-4.4.1.tar.lz

# Verify tarball w/ sha256sum:
# (from the developer release announcement)
echo "c8b13b7477e812d4213a9b88ff0ff1d6  make-4.4.1.tar.lz" | md5sum -c

# Verify tarball w/ sha256sum:
# (this came from me, from my gpg-verified tarball)
echo "8814ba072182b605d156d7589c19a43b89fc58ea479b9355146160946f8cf6\
e9  make-4.4.1.tar.lz" | sha256sum -c

# Verify tarball w/ gpg:
( gpg --list-keys B2508A90102F8AE3B12A0090DEACCAAEDB78137A \
   > /dev/null 2>&1 ||
  gpg --recv-keys B2508A90102F8AE3B12A0090DEACCAAEDB78137A ) &&
wget -nc http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/make/make-4.4.1.tar.lz.sig &&
  gpg --verify make-4.4.1.tar.lz.sig && rm make-4.4.1.tar.lz.sig

# Extract the source
mkdir -p -m 0700 ~/src
cd ~/src
find -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "make-*" -exec rm -r {} \;
tar xv --lzip -f ~/make-4.4.1.tar.lz
cd make-4.4.1
test $UID = 0 && chown -R root:root .

## Apply this patch if you have Guile 2.2.x installed
## Not needed if you have 1.8 or 2.0.x
## ...or if you have >= 2.2.x and don't want Guile integration
#wget -nc http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/\
#source/d/make/make.guile22.diff.gz &&
# zcat make.guile22.diff.gz | patch -p1 &&
#  autoreconf -f -i

# If you only read/write English (well), you may want --disable-nls

# If you don't need Guile support, add --without-guile
# I had some issues with Guile 2.2.x and make 4.2.1, had to use
# a patch and/or compiled without Guile support.
# With make 4.4.1, compiled successfully with Guile 3.0.x support
# (and no patch).

# Configure the build for 64-bit
test $(uname -m) = 'x86_64' &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/info --libdir=/usr/lib64 \
--mandir=/usr/man --without-guile --disable-nls

# Configure the build for anything else
test $(uname -m) != 'x86_64' &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/info --mandir=/usr/man \
--without-guile --disable-nls

# Build it
make

# Become root to install it
su

# Remove the Slackware package, if there is one
test -x /sbin/removepkg && /sbin/removepkg gmake make

# Remove gettext .mo files from old releases in case this version of make
# is missing one that an old version of make had
find /usr/share/locale -type f -name "make.mo" -exec rm {} \;

# Install the new version, using itself <g>, with a stripped 'make'
# binary.  Use regular 'make install' for a non-stripped 'make'.
./make install-strip

# Create a 'gmake' symlink
test ! -L /usr/bin/gmake && ln -s /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake

# Make sure your non-root user can remove the source later
chown -R $(logname) .
chmod -R u+w .

# Become yourself again
exit

# Save the tarball for later
cd
mkdir -p -m 0700 installed
rm -f installed/make-*.tar.*
mv make-4.4.1.tar.lz installed/

# I can't imagine why you'd want to, but if you ever want to uninstall
# make, this should do it:
cd
su
test -d src/make-* && ( cd src/make-* ; ./make uninstall )
find /usr/share/locale -type f -name make.mo -exec rm {} \;
rm -f /usr/bin/make /usr/include/gnumake.h /usr/info/make.info* \
/usr/man/man1/make.1
exit
find ~/src -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "make-*" -exec rm -r {} \;
rm -f ~/installed/make-*.tar.*