From: vance AT deneb DOT com (Stephen Vance) Subject: Re: make 31 Aug 1998 21:09:19 -0700 Message-ID: <35EAB118.BDCE66A1.cygnus.gnu-win32@deneb.com> References: <001701bdd3bc$676f4620$f143fea9 AT kevin> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Kevin Watt Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Kevin Watt wrote: > Greetings, I just recently installed the cdk kit, and was hoping to > use its make utility to build perl/tk 800.010. But, anytime I use > make makefile, i get a " makefile:632: *** missing separator. Stop. " > error, and it's quite frustrating! I've tried changing the MAKE_MODE > env var. to UNIX, but the problem still occurs. I have tested this > with many makefiles and I get the same problem, if on a different > line. An additional problem I get when creating the makefile for > tk800 with perl makefile.pl, is it saying " Test Compiling > config/signedchar.cBad command or file name Test Compiling > config/Ksprintf.cBad command or file name " is it looking for my gcc > in the wrong place or something? It seems to write all the > dependancies ok and everything else. Thanks for the help,Kevin Watt This indicates that you have carriage returns in your makefile in addition to line feeds. I first encountered this with some included dependency makefiles that were generated automatically and filtered through various pipes and redirections. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to get around the inclusion of via a redirection. I suspect it has to do with the bash binary v. text issues that have been discussed in other threads. -- Stephen Vance | http://www.deneb.com Deneb Robotics, Inc. | mailto:vance AT deneb DOT com 5500 New King Street | Phone: (248) 267-9696 Troy, MI 48098-2615 | Fax: (248) 267-8585 What is done well is done quickly enough. -Augustus Caesar - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".