Re: error with gmake: overriding macros

2001-02-15 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Nolan Ed-P1840C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ne> gmake TIMING=min -f makefile.simdif mul0 ; #-- gmake command fails ERROR 2 "Error 2" is not a GNU make error message. It's difficult to be 100% sure without the actual message, but that typically means that the subprocess make invoked (the sh

error with gmake: overriding macros

2001-02-15 Thread Nolan Ed-P1840C
the attached makefile works with basic make routine on my unix box and gmake. make-f makefile.simdif mul0 ; # works gmake -f makefile.simdif mul0 ; # works however, when I try to override the textmacro TIMING (defined in the makefile) make TIMING=min -f makefile.simdif mul0; # make comm