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	Heumann on 2 Dec 2003 15:24:36 GMT)
Subject: Re: make, environment variables, and export
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> From: Manni Heumann <manni DOT heumann AT gmx DOT de>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: 2 Dec 2003 15:24:36 GMT
> 
> Here's an example:
> 
> $(TARGET):
>     	export TEST=foo; perl somescript.pl
> 
> before the script runs, I get the error message and the script doesn't 
> see TEST.

What shell is invoked by Make?  If that's Windows' CMD, it doesn't
know about the `export' comand.

So either add "SHELL = /bin/sh" to your Makefile (near its beginning)
and then use this command:

	TEST=foo perl somescript.pl

or use the `export' directive of Make, like this:

   export TEST=foo

   $(TARGET):
	perl somescript.pl

(Personally, I prefer the second alternative because it doesn't
require Bash to be installed on the user machine.)

If the above doesn't help, please show a short complete Makefile that
can be used to reproduce this problem.