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From: Robert Hoehne <Robert DOT Hoehne AT Mathematik DOT tu-chemnitz DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Makefile help
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 16:14:34 +0100
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To: Steve Higgins <steve AT alphdyn DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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Steve Higgins wrote:

> << START MAKEFILE
..
..
..
> SRCS= main.c vga.c keyboard.c debug.c timer.c font8x5.c
> OBJS= main.o vga.o keyboard.o debug.o timer.o font8x5.o
> 
..
..
..
> # Include Dependencies
> 
> -include $(SRC:.c=.d)
> << END MAKEFILE
> 
> when I run the makefile I almost invariably get the following error
> 
> make.exe: Failed to remake `makefile'.
> 
> The rest of the make runs as normal.
> 
> 1) How can I stop this error from happening?
I think there is only a typing-error. The line must be:
-include $(SRCS:.c=.d)

If you want to stop the warning message try the following:

ifneq ($(SRCS:.c=.d),)
-include $(SRCS:.c=.d)
endif

> 
> 2) Do I really need to include both the SRCS and the OBJS lines
> or can I write it in such a way as to imply one of them?
> 

OBJS=$(SRCS:.c=.o)


         Robert

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