[CFT/RFC]: refactor bsd.prog.mk to understand multiple programs instead of a singular program

[Chris Rees]

On 27 Oct 2012 00:35, "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg at juniper.net> wrote:
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>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:02:00 +0100, Chris Rees writes:
> >In that case we have a switch time on the order of years, not weeks; 8.3
is
> >supported until May '14, and unless we get a :tl etc MFC into 8, even
> >longer.  All this time the ports tree must work with pmake.
>
> I'm pretty sure I was told it is already in 8 and 7

Not in 8.3 at least:

svnweb.freebsd.org/base/releng/8.3/usr.bin/make/var.c?view=log

> >I don't want to discourage you or belittle your excellent work here, but
> >Marcel made me very nervous with his comment on the process being "a few
> >weeks".
>
> That was based on discussions at the last devsummit.

These discussions need backing up with a real roadmap, including detail on
exactly what 8.3 and 7.4 users will have to do to ensure that the ports
tree still works.

I don't see where these considerations have been made.

Chris