[bug #58435] make 4.3 is not c89 compliant

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: make 4.3 is not c89 compliant
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sat 23 May 2020 10:35:54 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Build/Install
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: None
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

make 4.2.1 builds with compilers that default to strict c89, but make 4.3 does
not due to use of variable argument macros (a c99 feature) in lib/verify.h.

specifically, i am using the sgi mipspro 7.4.3 compiler on irix 6.5.22.

please consider either returning to c89 compliance when compiled without
support for later standards, or officially requiring C99 and using an
autotools macro such as AC_PROG_CC_C99 to ensure that necessary flags for c99
compilation are passed to the compiler.




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