Ted Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you don't mind, try your example again. Remove all those .SUFFIX > statements and stubbed pattern rules. > > Then run using 'make -R -p -d' and either reply directly to me with > the entire output or reply to the list without CC'ing me. I subscribe > to the list and don't want to see the mail twice.
No problem. Here is the output without the extraneous statements but using -R -p -d: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # GNU Make 3.81beta2 # Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. # There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A # PARTICULAR PURPOSE. # This program built for i686-pc-linux-gnu Reading makefiles... Reading makefile `Makefile'... Updating makefiles.... Considering target file `Makefile'. Looking for an implicit rule for `Makefile'. No implicit rule found for `Makefile'. Finished prerequisites of target file `Makefile'. No need to remake target `Makefile'. Updating goal targets.... Considering target file `a'. Considering target file `c'. Considering target file `x'. Looking for an implicit rule for `x'. No implicit rule found for `x'. Finished prerequisites of target file `x'. No need to remake target `x'. Finished prerequisites of target file `c'. Prerequisite `x' is newer than target `c'. Must remake target `c'. cat x > c Putting child 0x0806eb20 (c) PID 25644 on the chain. Live child 0x0806eb20 (c) PID 25644 Reaping winning child 0x0806eb20 PID 25644 Removing child 0x0806eb20 PID 25644 from chain. Successfully remade target file `c'. Considering target file `b'. Pruning file `c'. Considering target file `d'. Looking for an implicit rule for `d'. No implicit rule found for `d'. Finished prerequisites of target file `d'. No need to remake target `d'. Finished prerequisites of target file `b'. Prerequisite `c' is older than target `b'. Prerequisite `d' is older than target `b'. No need to remake target `b'. Finished prerequisites of target file `a'. Prerequisite `c' is newer than target `a'. Prerequisite `b' is older than target `a'. No need to remake target `a'. # Make data base, printed on Tue Apr 5 12:58:25 2005 # Variables # automatic <D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $<)) # automatic ?F = $(notdir $?) # automatic ?D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $?)) # automatic @D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $@)) # automatic @F = $(notdir $@) # default CURDIR := /home/blp/cs140/mkf # makefile SHELL = /bin/sh # environment _ = /home/blp/tmp/make-3.81beta2/make # makefile (from `Makefile', line 1) MAKEFILE_LIST := Makefile # environment PATH = /home/blp/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games # environment GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT = /home/blp/GNUstep # environment WINDOWID = 31457296 # environment LS_COLORS = no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.ogg=01;35:*.mp3=01;35:*.wav=01;35: # environment SSH_AUTH_SOCK = /tmp/ssh-AdzvaH7487/agent.7487 # automatic %F = $(notdir $%) # environment DISPLAY = :0.0 # environment PWD = /home/blp/cs140/mkf # environment SSH_AGENT_PID = 7488 # environment HOME = /home/blp # environment LOGNAME = blp # automatic ^D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $^)) # environment WRASTER_COLOR_RESOLUTION0 = 3 # default MAKE = $(MAKE_COMMAND) # environment SHLVL = 1 # environment JAVA_HOME = /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1_01 # default MAKE_VERSION := 3.81beta2 # environment USER = blp # automatic %D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $%)) # default MAKE_COMMAND := /home/blp/tmp/make-3.81beta2/make # environment OLDPWD = /root/linux-2.6.9/include/linux # default .VARIABLES := # environment CVS_RSH = cssh # automatic *F = $(notdir $*) # makefile MAKEFLAGS = Rrpd # environment MFLAGS = -Rrpd # automatic *D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $*)) # automatic +D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $+)) # automatic +F = $(notdir $+) # environment WMAKER_BIN_NAME = /usr/lib/WindowMaker/WindowMaker # default MAKEFILES := # automatic <F = $(notdir $<) # automatic ^F = $(notdir $^) # default SUFFIXES := # environment MAKELEVEL := 0 # environment LANG = C # environment TERM = xterm # variable set hash-table stats: # Load=46/1024=4%, Rehash=0, Collisions=1/63=2% # Pattern-specific Variable Values # No pattern-specific variable values. # Directories # . (device 769, inode 4387474): 23 files, no impossibilities. # 23 files, no impossibilities in 1 directories. # Implicit Rules # No implicit rules. # Files a: c b # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Last modified 2005-04-05 12:58:25 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # variable set hash-table stats: # Load=0/32=0%, Rehash=0, Collisions=0/2=0% # commands to execute (from `Makefile', line 2): cat $^ > $@ b: c d # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Last modified 2005-04-05 12:58:25 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # commands to execute (from `Makefile', line 5): cat $^ > $@ c: x # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Implicit/static pattern stem: `' # Last modified 2005-04-05 12:58:25 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # automatic # @ := c # automatic # % := # automatic # * := # automatic # + := x # automatic # | := # automatic # < := x # automatic # ^ := x # automatic # ? := x # variable set hash-table stats: # Load=8/32=25%, Rehash=0, Collisions=1/12=8% # commands to execute (from `Makefile', line 8): cat $^ > $@ # Not a target: d: # Implicit rule search has been done. # Last modified 2005-04-04 12:07:53 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # Not a target: x: # Implicit rule search has been done. # Last modified 2005-04-05 12:58:25 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # Not a target: .SUFFIXES: # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Modification time never checked. # File has not been updated. # Not a target: Makefile: # Implicit rule search has been done. # Last modified 2005-04-05 12:57:47 # File has been updated. # Successfully updated. # Not a target: .DEFAULT: # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Modification time never checked. # File has not been updated. clean: # Implicit rule search has not been done. # Modification time never checked. # File has not been updated. # commands to execute (from `Makefile', line 11): rm -f a b c # files hash-table stats: # Load=9/1024=1%, Rehash=0, Collisions=0/26=0% # VPATH Search Paths # No `vpath' search paths. # No general (`VPATH' variable) search path. # Finished Make data base on Tue Apr 5 12:58:25 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your assistance. -- Ben Pfaff email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://benpfaff.org _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make