change in behavior of make from 3.80 to 3.81
Bob Rossi
bob_rossi@cox.net
Mon Aug 14 18:47:00 GMT 2006
On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> 3.80 does this:
>
> make -f test.make
> make: *** No rule to make target `C:/foo', needed by `foo'. Stop.
>
>
> 3.81 does this:
> make -f test.make
> test.make:1: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.
>
> test.make contains:
> foo: C:/foo
>
> So, in 3.80 windows style driver letter : path worked with make.
> In 3.81, it no longer does. Is this expected, can the old
> way be brought back?
Yes, unfortunatly it no longer works in 3.81. However, I think it's good
we all let the Cygwin guys know that this patch actually was useful.
Bob Rossi
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