Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:50:40 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Eddy Ilg <eddyilg AT t-online DOT de>
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Eddy Ilg wrote:

> When I try this it fails.
> 
> main.obj: main.c
>     $(CC) main.c -omain.obj; echo "test"

Fails--how?  Does it fail to compile?  Doesn't it print "echo" as you
wanted it?  What goes wrong, exactly, that leads you to believe it
fails?

> make tries to execute the command $(CC) main.c -o$(OBJ)/main.obj; echo
> "test" as one and NOT $(CC) main.c -o$(OBJ)/main.obj and echo "test"
> sepeartely.
> Why could this be?

It's a feature: the DJGPP port of Make supports multiple commands on a
single command line.  It does run the commands one after the other,
however.  So I wonder what exactly failed for you.