Delivered-To: listarch-cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <36BB368D.3784150B@ibm.net> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 13:21:02 -0500 From: John Fortin X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: make and .exe targets (more info) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is the situation. I have a pretty simple makefile I want to use as a default for compiling win32 GUI programs. ********************* .SUFFIXES: .SUFFIXES:.exe .c .c.exe: gcc -mwindows $< $@ ( yes there is a tab at the beginning :) ) ***************************** When I try to compile a hello program 'winhello.exe' I get the following... /home/v2te2v2/test/: make winhello.exe gcc -mwindows winhello.c -o winhello.exe : No such file or directory586-cygwin32/bin/ld: cannot open output file winhello.exe collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [winhello.exe] Error 1 If I type the gcc command directly the program compiles... /home/v2te2v2/test/: gcc -mwindows winhello.c -o winhello.exe /home/v2te2v2/test/: Here is the output of the make -d winhello.exe .... GNU Make version 3.75, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath. Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Report bugs to . Reading makefiles... Reading makefile `Makefile'... Updating makefiles.... Considering target file `Makefile'. Looking for an implicit rule for `Makefile'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.o'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.c'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.cc'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.C'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.p'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.f'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.F'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. Trying implicit dependency `Makefile.r'. Trying pattern rule with stem `Makefile'. 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Trying pattern rule with stem `winhello'. Rejecting impossible implicit dependency `winhello.w'. No implicit rule found for `winhello.c'. Finished dependencies of target file `winhello.c'. No need to remake target `winhello.c'. Finished dependencies of target file `winhello.exe'. Dependency `winhello.c' is newer than dependent `winhello.exe'. Must remake target `winhello.exe'. gcc -mwindows winhello.c -o winhello.exe Putting child 0x0a038f90 PID 01413 on the chain. Live child 0x0a038f90 PID 1413 /cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/i586-cygwin32/bin/ld: cannot open output file winhello.exe : No such file or directory collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children. Live child 0x0a038f90 PID 1413 Reaping losing child 0x0a038f90 PID 1413 make: *** [winhello.exe] Error 1 -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com