linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Increase Minimal GNU Make version for Linux Kernel from 3.80 to 3.81

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Date:   Wed, 3 May 2017 05:05:19 -0700
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Increase Minimal GNU Make version for Linux Kernel from
 3.80 to 3.81

On Wed, May 03, 2017 at 03:46:11PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Hello Linus and Kbuild developers.
> 
> 
> Documentation/process/changes.rst says the minimal version
> of GNU Make is 3.80, but actually building the kernel
> with this version has been broken for a long time.
> 
> Specifically, it got broken by commit c8589d1e9e01 (i.e. Linux 3.18).
> Sorry, it's me who broke it.

Given that no one has noticed since December of 2014, I think we are
safe to bump up the version required for make, as really you did it
already :)

So, no objection from me.

thanks,

greg k-h