Re: [PATCH] add XARGS to toplevel Makefile

[Segher Boessenkool]

> > > run xargs with --no-run-if-empty to avoid random failures:
> >
> > How about the short option, -r?
> Is it more portable - otherwise the more descriptive option is  
> preferred.

Neither is portable, and -r tends to hide real bugs; please use
something else instead, like making the relevant makefile targets
non-fatal (lots of-em already are).


Segher

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