Document that make's .POSIX: handling is broken. In fact, it has been

broken ever since it was added in November 1996.
2015-12-25 10:08:42 +00:00 · 2015-12-25 10:08:42 +00:00 · 7b9847ba48
commit 7b9847ba48
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--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ __ENV_ONLY_OPTIONS:= \
 #
 # The rules below use this macro to distinguish between Posix-compliant
 # and default behaviour.
+#
+# This functionality is currently broken, since make(1) processes sys.mk
+# before reading any other files, and consequently has no opportunity to
+# set the %POSIX macro before we read this point.

 .if defined(%POSIX)
 .SUFFIXES:	.o .c .y .l .a .sh .f