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From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT speedy DOT ludd DOT ltu DOT se>
Subject: Re: $LFN and make
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Gisle Vanem <giva AT bgnett DOT no> wrote:
> I have some problems running a makefile with LFN=y set. This snippet:

> AS    = as.exe
> path_find = $(wildcard $(addsuffix /$(1),$(subst ;, ,$(subst \,/,$(PATH)))))

> ifeq ($(call path_find,$(AS)),)
> chk_as:
>         @echo \"$(AS)\" not found on path. Edit Makefile manually.
> endif

> doesn't find e:\djgpp\bin\as.exe even when "e:\djgpp\bin" is in my PATH.
> With "LFN=n" everything is working fine. Any clues?

> I'm using djgpp 2.03 and
> GNU Make version 3.79.2a1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
> Built for i386-pc-msdosdjgpp

That's for too much exotic makefile for me too understand.

You don't tell us which DOS you're using.

However it doesn't work that well in Linux either, FWIW:

/tmp> uname -a
Linux node01 2.6.5-7.257-smp #1 SMP Mon May 15 14:14:14 UTC 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
/tmp> make --version
GNU Make 3.80
Copyright (C) 2002  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.
/tmp> bash --version
GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release (i586-suse-linux)
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
/tmp> cat makefile
AS    = as
#.exe
path_find = $(wildcard $(addsuffix /$(1),$(subst ;, ,$(subst \,/,$(PATH)))))

ifeq ($(call path_find,$(AS)),)
chk_as:
        @echo \"$(AS)\" not found on path. Edit Makefile manually.
endif

/tmp> make
"as" not found on path. Edit Makefile manually.
/tmp> which as
/usr/bin/as


HTH.

Right,

						MartinS