1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index aa5200294f..da18a9d60b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -395,6 +395,31 @@ change.  GNU make offers many powerful extensions over the standard utility.")
    (license gpl3+)
    (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/make/")))
 
+(define-public gnu-make-4.2
+  (package
+    (inherit gnu-make)
+    (version "4.2.1")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/make/make-" version
+                                  ".tar.bz2"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "12f5zzyq2w56g95nni65hc0g5p7154033y2f3qmjvd016szn5qnn"))))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags '("CFLAGS=-D__alloca=alloca")
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-before 'build 'set-default-shell
+           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             ;; Change the default shell from /bin/sh.
+             (let ((bash (assoc-ref inputs "bash")))
+               (substitute* "job.c"
+                 (("default_shell =.*$")
+                  (format #f "default_shell = \"~a/bin/sh\";\n"
+                          bash)))
+               #t))))))))
+
 (define-public binutils
   (package
    (name "binutils")