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From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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Subject: Re: Makefiles, porting from Linux to FreeBSD.
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James Raynard wrote:
> 
> > Anyways what I need is a copy of the Linux man pages for make.
> > Preferably in ASCII Text. ie: man -a make |& col -b >linux_make.man
> > (or whatever)
> > Something to reference for makefile differences.
> 
> Actually, Linux uses GNU make, which is available in the FreeBSD
> ports/packages and installs as gmake.
> 
> Having said that, the GNU make man page isn't fantastically helpful,
> as it basically just lists the command line options and tells you to
> read the info page (which is a lot more informative).
> 

Thanks.
What I needed was the command line options.
Installing gmake did the trick. :)
I was unaware that Linux used gnu make.

Thanks to all.

-Enjoy
Gary
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