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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:35:39 -0500
From: JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
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Subject: Re: file names in Makefile
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-: Can you try the latest Make 3.79.1?  Did you use 3.78.1 in the DJGPP case 
-: as well?  If so, please try the latest binary in all cases, I think this 
-: particular issue got several bugfixes.

On Solaris now, with the latest binary, before trying djgpp:

% make --version
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for sparc-sun-solaris2.8
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Report bugs to <bug-make AT gnu DOT org>.

% cat Makefile
# Makefile

SRC = 2001\;6(2)\:126--135.pdf

all:	$(SRC)
	test -f "$<" && echo yes

# end of Makefile

% touch '2001;6(2):126--135.pdf'

% make all
make: *** No rule to make target `2001;6(2)\:126--135.pdf', needed by `all'.  Stop.

The semicolon is properly escaped, but the `\' used to escape the colon
survives as part of the file name.  The file (with the backslash in the
name) does not exist, and `make' complains.  So now do this:

% touch '2001;6(2)\:126--135.pdf'

and `make' will find it:

% make
test -f "2001;6(2)\:126--135.pdf" && echo yes
yes

BTW, the colon must be escaped in the Makefile or `make'
interprets $(SRC) as a munged archive member reference, e.g.,

% make
Makefile:5: *** target pattern contains no `%'.  Stop.