Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/02/12/00:45:25
Shaun Jackman wrote:
>
> What does
> makefile:33: *** missing separator. Stop.
> mean?
>
> It's an error I get from make constantly.
> Where can I get the make info (make.inf) file?
It means that GNU make requires real tabs before commands in a
makefile. It won't settle for 8 spaces; it MUST have a tab there.
Convincing your particular editor to put a tab into the file instead of
spaces can be somewhat tricky, depending on which one you use.
- RHIDE has an option to use real tabs
- Emacs has a special makefile editing mode that uses real tabs by
default
- DOS Edit can be coerced into inserting a tab with the Ctrl-P,
Ctrl-I key combination
- Windows Notepad uses real tabs
With other editors, you'll have to experiment.
hth!
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