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Date:	Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:12:54 -0800
From:	Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: makefile probs
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Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

bowman wrote:
> 
> Walter Moore wrote:
> >
> > Question,
> > This make file works with gmake on solaris, why do I get complaints
> > on Win95? These are the errors I get, which I believe are due to the
> > lines with '-@if':
> > Syntax error
> > Bad command or file name
> 
> are you running bash or an equivalent as a shell? That is the error I
> get if
> I try to feed a @do construct to command.com.

The `@' part works fine, it just tells `make' not to echo the command
line.  But you have a Unixy-shell style `if' in there, and a few other
things.  If you get and install `bash', I believe things will work (you
might have to set SHELL=bash, read Make's README.DOS).
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com

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