Hi, (I hope I have the appropriate email address. Please advise if not.)
I had a need to read up on these error messages: > ‘missing target pattern. Stop.’ > ‘multiple target patterns. Stop.’ > ‘target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.’ > ‘mixed implicit and static pattern rules. Stop.’ The manual explains all 4 of the above together at https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Error-Messages.html (For purposes of argument clarity, I will address them out of order) > These are generated for malformed static pattern rules. > ... > the fourth means that all three parts of the static pattern rule > contain pattern characters (%)–only the first two parts should. That is puzzling because the Make manual's own examples for Static Pattern rules seem to demonstrate that only the *last* two parts should. (See https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Static-Usage.html#Static-Usage) The problems I see with the explanations of the first 3 error messages are similar: > The first means there’s no pattern in the target section of the rule; > the second means there are multiple patterns in the target section; Those 2 mention the target section, but I suspect they are really meaning the target-pattern section. > the third means the target doesn’t contain a pattern character (%); This one might have the same problem, or it might just be talking about the rule overall. Regards, </ryan> _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
