Michael Stapelberg's patch: <patch>
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index b870aa8..3c67e55 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ eval (struct ebuffer *ebuf, int set_default)
one of the most common bugs found in makefiles... */
if (cmd_prefix == '\t' && strneq (line, " ", 8))
O (fatal, fstart, _("missing separator (did you mean TAB instead
of 8 spaces?)"));
+ else if (cmd_prefix == '\t' && strneq (line, " ", 1))
+ O (fatal, fstart, _("missing separator (expected TAB, found
SPACE)"));
else
O (fatal, fstart, _("missing separator"));
}
--
2.9.3
</patch>
Rather than strneq (line, " ", 1), I suggest isspace(line[0]),
Eddy.
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