Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 20:02:28 +0300
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Simple (?) problem with djgpp/gcc/make
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> From: strags11 AT yahoo DOT com (Nick)
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: 1 Jun 2003 07:50:36 -0700
> 
> I'm using the latest version of DJGPP, including gcc and make.  The
> following, simple makefile doesn't work on my system (Windows XP).  I
> receive the same error every time:  "make.exe: *** [hello.o] Error
> -1".

This usually mean that Make cannot find the GCC executable file,
gcc.exe.

> The gcc line works fine from my DOS command prompt if I type it in
> directly.

Did you invoke Make from the same DOS box in which you tried the gcc
command line?  In fact, it would help, I think, if you described
precisely how did you invoke Make.