Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 01:27:55 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: mal@algonet.se (Mats Lofkvist) Cc: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: make doesn't like lines with a tab only Message-ID: <199506090827.BAA05686@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <9506082315.AA04679@sophocles.> from "Mats Lofkvist" at Jun 9, 95 01:15:40 am
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > > the following "Makefile" > --SNIP-- > foo: bar > <TAB>xyzzy -o foo bar > <TAB> > --SNIP-- > > results in: > "Makefile", line 3: Need an operator > Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue The only bug here is that your makefile is arguably wrong. A tab indicates there is to be a command in this location, you have provided no command. Many other makes ignore this arguably erronous line. I belive POSIX says this shall cause an error. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199506090827.BAA05686>