make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs HOWTO

ChangeLog


2024-05-14	- 4.2.1 -> 4.4.1
		- Added Wikipedia link
		- Updated Slackware package versions list, removing
		  13.37, adding 15.0
		- Removed sha1sum verification, added sha256sum
2018-08-05	- 3.82 -> 4.2.1
		- Web site URL to https
		- Updated Slackware version list for 14.0, .1, .2 and
		  removed older than 13.37
		- Removed md5sum check
		- Added pkg-config, Guile prerequisites
		- Patch from Slack for Guile 2.2.x (changes configure.ac)
2011-07-17	- 3.81 -> 3.82
		- Use ftpmirror.gnu.org instead of ftp.gnu.org
		- Removed gawk and grep prerequisite links (already
		  at the top)
		- Updated Slackare note for 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1 and
		  13.37, removed older
		- Pass --infodir=/usr/info and --mandir=/usr/man to configure
2006-04-04	- 3.80 -> 3.81
2006-01-19	- Only run removepkg when it exists
		- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
		- Added alternate download link
		- Added uninstall notes at the bottom
		- Added prerequisites list
		- Instead of using the 'install' target, use 'install-strip'
2005-07-28	- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
		- Run chown -R root:root . on the source directory
		  when $UID = 0 (when you are logged in as root)
2005-05-10	- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Changed download URL from ftp to http
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
2004-08-27	- Replaced md5sum -> textutils link with link to coreutils
2003-09-09	- Removed blurb that uses the non-existant sha1sums with
		  a verified md5sum
2003-07-30	- Modernized some more
2003-03-26	- Modernized the howto
		- Added --disable-nls, removal of old .mo files
2002-10-04	- 3.79.1 -> 3.80
		- .tar.gz -> .tar.bz2
		- Added home page link
		- Added removepkg of 'make', which is the Slack > 8.1+ name
		  (gmake is the Slack < 8.1 name)
		- Added removal of old version

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