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From: gantose AT lerc DOT nasa DOT gov (Dave Gantose)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: MAKE -f problem
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 95 19:27:15 GMT
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I have a MAKE (v3.73) file called "a.bcd". When I issue the command
     make -f a.bcd
it correctly builds my program. But then it displays this:
     rm a.bcd.omake.exe: unlink: a.bcd.o: Not a directory (ENOTDIR)

The odd thing is that if I use the -r switch like this:
     make -r -f a.bcd

or if I rename the make file to something without an extension, or if I rename 
it to "makefile" and just type "make", then everything is OK (i.e., the above 
message is not displayed).

What's it trying to do here? I understand that rm is a Unix command, but I am 
using DOS 6.22. My make file contains some pattern rules, like
     %.o :
          gcc $(CLAGS) -c $< -o $@

     %.cpp :
          get $@

Is one of these somehow clashing with a built-in rule? It seemed to work OK 
before I tried using pattern rules and just typed essentially the same command 
over and over!

I'm a MAKE novice, and I'm in the dark. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Dave Gantose
ADF, Inc.
2001 Aerospace Pkwy.           phone: (216)977-1376
Brook Park, OH  44142          email: Gantose AT lerc DOT nasa DOT gov