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From: "Karr, David" <david DOT karr AT attws DOT com>
To: "cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com" <cygwin AT hotpop DOT com>
Subject: RE: New Cygwin: "commands commence before first target"
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:16:10 -0700
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Following this is some shell output (in Emacs) that shows what I just did,
and what the results are.  I'm obviously still missing something.

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> [WA-02594;] mount -t -f d:/gyoung /gyoung
> [WA-02594;] mount
> Device              Directory           Type         Flags
> d:\cygwin\bin       /usr/bin            user         binmode
> d:\cygwin\lib       /usr/lib            user         binmode
> d:\cygwin           /                   user         binmode
> d:\gyoung           /gyoung             user         textmode
> [WA-02594;] make
> Makefile:36: *** commands commence before first target.  Stop.
> [WA-02594;] pwd
> /cygdrive/d/gyoung/resfac
> [WA-02594;] head Makefile
> all: checkbuildvars src-build
> 
> # Check variables, and exit if not set.  This should be the first
> dependency
> # for any top-level target requiring these variables.
> [WA-02594;] 
> 
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> ----------
> From: 	Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)[SMTP:lhall AT rfk DOT com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:28 AM
> To: 	Karr, David
> Cc: 	cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: 	RE: New Cygwin: "commands commence before first target"
> 
> 
> 
> At 10:16 AM 5/25/00, you wrote:
> >So, just to be specific, if I have a DOS directory "d:\gyoung", which is
> the
> >user's HOME directory, how do I mount it so make will work again?
> >
> >Is it just (interpreting your example) "mount -f -t d:/gyoung /gyoung"?
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From:         Earnie Boyd[SMTP:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com]
> > > Reply To:     earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
> > > Sent:         Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:37 AM
> > > To:   Karr, David; cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; 'Oliver Nittka'
> > > Subject:      RE: New Cygwin: "commands commence before first target"
> > > 
> > > --- "Karr, David" <david DOT karr AT attws DOT com> wrote:
> > > > And HOW do I mount the directory in textmode?  I've tried many
> different
> > > > variations of "mount", none of which have done anything.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > mount --help should give a clue.
> > > 
> > > mount -f -t d:/foo /bar
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > > =====
> > > ---
> > >    Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
> > >             __Cygwin: POSIX on Windows__
> > > Cygwin Newbies: <http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/gw32/index.html>
> > >            __Minimalist GNU for Windows__
> > >   Mingw32 List: <http://www.egroups.com/group/mingw32/>
> > >     Mingw Home: <http://www.mingw.org/>
> > > 
> 
> 
> If "d:/" is not mounted as "/" and "/gyoung" exists, then yes.
> 
> 
> 
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