Date:	Wed, 22 May 1996 09:05:32 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: 'make' problem
In-Reply-To:	<199605220119.AA212347948@relay1.geis.com>
Message-Id:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.960522090315.1173J-100000@is>
Mime-Version:	1.0

On Wed, 22 May 1996 j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com wrote:

> >although if you want to also support Make programs from DOS compilers,
> >you might consider staying away from static pattern rules.
> 
> I don't quite understand.  Why wouldn't "%.o : %.cpp" work under DOS?

Sorry, my usual failure to make myself clear.  I meant to say that many
Make utilities that come with DOS C compilers or from other DOS-based
vendors don't support static pattern rules.  But if the Makefile is
supposed to be portable to Unix/POSIX platforms, then "%.o" can be used
without fear. 

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