From: "Stefan Viljoen" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Problem with MAKE Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 19:56:49 +0300 Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Lines: 36 Message-ID: <7uibji$3fg$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net> References: <380C6414 DOT B4ABD4BC AT inf DOT tu-dresden DOT de> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc36-01-p61.nt.saix.net X-Trace: ctb-nnrp2.saix.net 940356018 3568 155.239.194.61 (19 Oct 1999 18:00:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT saix DOT net NNTP-Posting-Date: 19 Oct 1999 18:00:18 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Markus Kramer wrote in message news:380C6414 DOT B4ABD4BC AT inf DOT tu-dresden DOT de... > Hi! > > Perhaps, you might think, that this is a stupid question. > But, does anybody of you have also problems with MAKE? > > I got the sources of "lsck073" and tried to compile the demo programs. > First, it functioned, but after having edited the Makefile, I got an error, > such as: > > "Line 32: *** Missing seperator." > > What does it mean? I didn't change anything in line 32. I think this means that there is no ASCII TAB character - make seems to like these. I have never managed to edit a make file correctly with the DOS editor - you can change stuff on a line but as soon as you add a line it falls apart at that point. It seems that the DOS editor does not insert a TAB into the file if you press TAB on the keyboard - it just moves the cursor. The solution is to use something like RHIDE or SETEDIT when editing / creating a makefile 'cause they can be set / or natively set / to put in true TAB characters. As I understand it, "seperator" = "TAB character" - anybody? -- This message courtesy of RylanNet rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za http://home.intekom.com/rylan/ -- StarWars for ever!.