Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 19:34:15 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Makefiles, porting from Linux to FreeBSD. Message-ID: <31D46BF7.5EC@ime.net> References: <199606281745.RAA01629@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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