Make bug ?

Hi, I'm still a new guy to linux, but whenever i try to 'make' a file, eg 'Make install' I get the error "Makefile:3:: *** missing separator. Stop." Why would this be? Looking forward to your reply Luke Stanbury _

Suggestion/Offer: new rinclude directive

I had an idea for a feature that I believe will allow more elegant multi-directory Makefiles to be written. An alternate include directive, rinclude' (for relative include) that treats all targets described in the included makefile as relative to the included path. [ Note: in this email, code sam

Re: Suggestion/Offer: new rinclude directive

That would be great, thank you! If I do use your code, and I do submit a patch for inclusion, have you/do you mind filling out the FSF copyright assignment papers? -- ~ LukeShu http://lukeshu.ath.cx ___ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http:

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

I agree with you, though I didn't initially. I've noticed that this list doesn't always have timely replies. -- ~ LukeShu http://lukeshu.ath.cx On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 03:52 -0500, Michael Witten wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 18:12, Michael Witten wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 16:11, Phil

Re: suggestion: new make function

bst %.java,%.class,$(java_source_files)) compile_all: $(java_class_files) %.class: %.java $(JAVAC) $< I'm sure someone can find an example of when the command length is an actuall problem, but generally, it means that you're doing

Fwd: Re: suggestion: new make function

... acting as a redirector for stdout to the file and allowing one to perform quite complicated actions such as writing and reading from sockets although it is perhaps not all that "functional." Regards, Tim On 25 September 2011 18:41, Luke Shumaker wrote: > At Tue, 20 Sep 201

Re: suggestion: new make function

At Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:36:26 +0100, Tim Murphy wrote: > My apologies to Luke for forgetting "reply to all" and for forgetting > my manners by using the word "sucks" when I should not have. Now it's my turn to apologize, I just forwarded your original m

[PATCH] Add --trace-variable=VAR as makefile debugging aid

Add a debugging option for reporting where a make variable is assigned to. Signed-off-by: Luke Diamand --- doc/make.texi | 8 +++- main.c| 6 ++ make.1| 3 +++ variable.c| 5 + variable.h| 1 + 5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a

[PATCH] Trace variable assignment

urned this into a patch. With this change, you can ask make to report on changes to FOO like this: make --trace-variable=FOO I hope I'm submitting it in the correct way. Thanks! Luke Luke Diamand (1): Add --trace-variable=VAR as makefile debugging aid doc/make.texi | 8 ++

Cross building for windows broken on trunk

posixos.c needs to be excluded and w32os.c is missing from the w32 lib when cross building for windows, I got things working with the following diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 96c4ae2..d878a37 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ endif make_SOURCES = ar.c a

[PATCH][bug #48037] Add glob folder include to w32/Makefile.am

Fixes windows build when compiling with make. diff --git a/w32/Makefile.am b/w32/Makefile.am index b0b4734..53ba788 100644 --- a/w32/Makefile.am +++ b/w32/Makefile.am @@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ noinst_LIBRARIES = libw32.a libw32_a_SOURCES = subproc/misc.c subproc/sub_proc.c subproc/w32err.c \

[PATCH] Silence some compiler warnings

GCC complains about unused parameters and an ambiguous-looking if-else in getopt.c diff --git a/getopt.c b/getopt.c index e3538d4..1c83bf6 100644 --- a/getopt.c +++ b/getopt.c @@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ _getopt_initialize (int argc, char *const *argv, const char *optstring) } else nonoption_

RE: [PATCH] Silence some compiler warnings

Great, thanks. They both seem to be fixed in gnulib. From: Paul Smith Sent: 31 May 2016 16:23 To: Luke Allardyce; bug-make@gnu.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Silence some compiler warnings On Tue, 2016-05-31 at 11:14 +0900, Luke Allardyce wrote: > GCC complains about unused parameters and an ambigu

[bug #49262] Update match-anything rule documentation

URL: Summary: Update match-anything rule documentation Project: make Submitted by: lukeallardyce Submitted on: Tue 04 Oct 2016 03:47:00 AM GMT Severity: 3 - Normal Item G

[bug #49262] Update match-anything rule documentation

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #49262 (project make): That paragraph doesn't apply to something like %.o: foo @echo $@ %: @echo $@ $ make foo.o -R $ make: *** No rule to make target 'foo.o'. Stop. ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #49262] Update match-anything rule documentation

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #49262 (project make): I thought it might be useful to mention it in the chaining section as well as it is behavior specific to implicit rule chaining. ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #16108] Seg fault when special variable syntax contains parentheses

URL: Summary: Seg fault when special variable syntax contains parentheses Project: make Submitted by: shaurz Submitted on: Thu 03/16/06 at 12:11 Severity: 3 -

Erroneously not updating intermediate/secondary dependency

rc" passed $ make kindaclean rm -f -- *.out $ # wait a momenent, so the timestamps are visibly different $ make { echo 'build'; date; ls -l a.src; } > a.out { echo 'build'; date; ls -l a-derived.src a.out; } > a-derived.out

Re: Erroneously not updating intermediate/secondary dependency

27;. { echo 'build'; date; ls -l a.src; } > a.out 39Successfully remade target file 'a.out'. 40Finished prerequisites of target file 'a-derived.out'. 41 Must remake target 'a-derived.out'. { echo 'bui