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authorLoïc Hoguin <[email protected]>2016-11-03 22:17:01 +0200
committerLoïc Hoguin <[email protected]>2016-11-03 22:17:01 +0200
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Clarify gmake commands on FreeBSD/Homebrew
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@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ FreeBSD comes with binary and source packages:
[source,bash]
$ pkg install erlang git gmake
+On FreeBSD the `make` command is BSD Make. Use `gmake` instead.
+
==== OS X and macOS
While Apple distributes their own GNU Make, their version is
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ MacPorts:
[source,bash]
$ brew install erlang git homebrew/dupes/make
+Homebrew installs GNU Make as `gmake`. The `make` command
+is the one provided by Apple.
+
.MacPorts
[source,bash]
$ sudo port install erlang git gmake