From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP's make
Date:	Thu, 12 Feb 1998 00:13:56 -0500
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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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