Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:26:57 +0100 From: David Larkin <David.Larkin@djl.co.uk> To: jseger@FreeBSD.org, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: make & gmake Message-ID: <39588170.782CB0A1@DJL.co.uk> References: <39587B61.718C7F5D@DJL.co.uk>
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--------------C86D1468FB7A2CF41CBFE125 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Larkin wrote: > I'm a little confused here. > I'm trying to install PostgreSQL which uses gmake. > > So I then went to the FreeBSD ports and found > gmake-3.79 which I then ftp'd - > however the ftp'd file is called make rather than gmake > > See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/pds.cgi?ports/devel/gmake > > I've installed it OK , but at the end of the day I get an > executable /usr/local/bin/make > which I guess I had all along. > > Any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome. > > Dave For the record, I think I've worked out what is going on. The resulting /usr/local/bin/make seems to do the job in PostgreSQL. I guess /usr/local/bin/make is gmake under another name. /usr/bin/make appears to be the default 'make' program I'm on an old 2.2.8 box BTW so couldn't use ports. ( I think) Dave -- ---------------------------------------------------- David Larkin, D.J.L. Software Consultancy Ltd. The Industry Centre, Sunderland Enterprise Park, SR5 3XB UK Switchboard Tel: 44 191 5152666 Fax: 44 191 5152669 Direct Line Tel: 44 191 5153527 Fax: 44 191 5153527 Email David.Larkin@DJL.co.uk SMS-Email David.Larkin.SMS@DJL.co.uk (Max 160 char) ----------------------------------------------------- --------------C86D1468FB7A2CF41CBFE125 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> David Larkin wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>I'm a little confused here. <br>I'm trying to install PostgreSQL which uses gmake. <p>So I then went to the FreeBSD ports and found <br>gmake-3.79 which I then ftp'd - <br>however the ftp'd file is called make rather than gmake <p>See <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/pds.cgi?ports/devel/gmake">http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/pds.cgi?ports/devel/gmake</a>; <p>I've installed it OK , but at the end of the day I get an <br>executable /usr/local/bin/make <br>which I guess I had all along. <p>Any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome. <p>Dave</blockquote> For the record, I think I've worked out what is going on. <p>The resulting /usr/local/bin/make seems to do the job in PostgreSQL. <p>I guess /usr/local/bin/make is gmake under another name. <p>/usr/bin/make appears to be the default 'make' program <p>I'm on an old 2.2.8 box BTW so couldn't use ports. ( I think) <br>Dave <pre>-- ---------------------------------------------------- David Larkin, D.J.L. Software Consultancy Ltd. The Industry Centre, Sunderland Enterprise Park, SR5 3XB UK Switchboard Tel: 44 191 5152666 Fax: 44 191 5152669 Direct Line Tel: 44 191 5153527 Fax: 44 191 5153527 Email David.Larkin@DJL.co.uk SMS-Email David.Larkin.SMS@DJL.co.uk (Max 160 char) -----------------------------------------------------</pre> </html> --------------C86D1468FB7A2CF41CBFE125-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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