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Re: Another MAKE_MODE idea


Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> I've gotten some resistance to the idea of just changing the default
> MAKE_MODE to unix so I have come up with an alternate plan.
> 
> Here's what I'm proposing:
> 
> Make will default to UNIX mode if 1) /bin/sh.exe exists, or 2) the SHELL
                                            ^^^^^^
                                            Please, check for sh, not sh.exe

> environment variable exists and does not point to command.com or
> cmd.exe.
> 
> How does this sound to everyone?

It sounds like a reasonable compromise to me.

Corinna

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