FAQ about make

[Earnie Boyd]

--- David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
> The FAQ now says:
> 
> Q.	Why is make behaving badly?
> 
> A.	Make has two operating modes, UNIX and WIN32. You need to make
>   	sure that you are operating in the right mode.
> 
> 	In UNIX mode, make uses sh.exe as a subshell. The path list
> 	separator is ':', '\' is the escape character, POSIX paths are
> 	expected, and Cygwin mounts will be understood. Use this for
> 	Makefiles written for UNIX.
> 
> 	In WIN32 mode, make uses the "native" command shell (cmd.exe
> 	or command.com), with all the restrictions that implies. The
> 	path list separator is ';', the path separator is '\', "copy"
> 	and "del" work, but the Cygwin mount table is not
> 	understood. Use this for nmake-style Makefiles.
> 
> 	The default mode for the Net Release of make (the one
> 	installed by setup.exe) is UNIX. The default mode for
> 	commercial releases to Redhat (formerly Cygnus) customers is
> 	WIN32.
> 
> 	You can override the default by setting the environment
> 	variable MAKE_MODE to "UNIX" (actually case is not
> 	significant) or "WIN32" (actually anything other than
> 	"UNIX"). You can also specify the options --unix or --win32 on
> 	the make command line.
> 
> Is this an accurate explanation?
> 

Excellent.  Written so that anyone who can understand English can understand
what happens with the two modes.  Nice job.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com

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