X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:47:46 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: change in behavior of make from 3.80 to 3.81 Message-ID: <20060814184746.GA27414@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <6 DOT 2 DOT 3 DOT 4 DOT 2 DOT 20060814142135 DOT 0eb85ac0 AT pop DOT biz DOT rr DOT com> <20060814184136 DOT GA11632 AT brasko DOT net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060814184136.GA11632@brasko.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 02:41:36PM -0400, Bob Rossi wrote: >On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Bill Hoffman wrote: >>3.80 does this: >> >>make -f test.make >>make: *** No rule to make target `C:/foo', needed by `foo'. Stop. >> >> >>3.81 does this: >>make -f test.make >>test.make:1: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop. >> >>test.make contains: >>foo: C:/foo >> >>So, in 3.80 windows style driver letter : path worked with make. In >>3.81, it no longer does. Is this expected, can the old way be brought >>back? > >Yes, unfortunatly it no longer works in 3.81. However, I think it's >good we all let the Cygwin guys know that this patch actually was >useful. Actually, it isn't "good" at all. It's just irritating. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/