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From: bas AT merlin DOT ebicom DOT net
Message-Id: <2.2.32.19970226151422.006fa5a0@merlin.ebicom.net>
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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:14:22 +0000
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re:

At 05:31 PM 2/26/97 GMT, you wrote:
>When I use make sometimes it gives something like 
>
>makefile:5: *** missing seperator.   Stop. 
>
>Even though the makefile is done correctly is still does this, can anyone tell
> me why ?
>
>**p DOT steele AT ic DOT ac DOT uk**
>
>
What happens in most cases is that speces were used instead of tabs on
certain lines.  Certain editors use speces instead of true tabs and this
causes it alot, ms edit is bad about that.  Anyhow just replace the spaces
with a tab


Bob Sayers
http://www2.ebicom.net/~bas/

"The speed of light sucks" -John Carmack

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