Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 23:35:41 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: bugs@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: MH does not compile?? Message-ID: <199502232135.XAA01084@grunt.grondar.za>
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There has gotta be something _really_ obvious that I am missing here: When I try to build MH (I am running -current +- 17th Feb), I get this (narrowed down to a directory typical of the error): bash# pwd /usr/ports/mail/mh/work/mh-6.8.3/dist bash# make clean "Makefile", line 68: Need an operator >>> **** see line 68 below **** <<< Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue Now I am jiggered if I can find the problem, except that I have narrowed it down to this sort of construct; there is always a target of true:; (true-colon-semicolon) followed by some junk (usually a comment), and it barfs on the junk. Here is an extract of the relevant makefile (in this case (/usr/ports/mail/mh/work/mh-6.8.3/dist/Makefile): --------------------------8<-------Makefile-------------------------- true:; ############################################################# # Documentation Set ############################################################# <-- Line 68 --------------------------8<-------Makefile-------------------------- In my experience, this error means a solitary tab or space on an otherwise empty line. In this case, that ain't the case, and there are a few of the buggers! (true:;'s). Makefile boffins, any comments? M -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200
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