> It would have been generated if you would have called make with a command > like:
elfring@Sonne:~/Projekte/Bau> LANG=C make --no-builtin-rules -f ../rule-check2.make MOTD.log make: *** No rule to make target 'MOTD.log'. Stop. > LANG=C make --no-builtin-rules -f ../rule-check2.make MOTD.log > and if you had a rule to build MOTD.log My pattern example does not work with the current make software in the way I hoped would be occasionally convenient. Regards, Markus _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make