Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 09:07:06 +0000
From: Bill Currie <billc AT blackmagic DOT tait DOT co DOT nz>
Subject: Re: Another make problem
To: Ryzhenkov Ilya <ilya AT spy DOT isp DOT nsc DOT ru>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Ryzhenkov Ilya wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
>  FAQ doesn't seem to contain any info on how to solve this problem, so
>  i'll post it.
> 
>  make doesn't want to build applications. first of all it can't find
>  default makefile with the name "makefile". I give it to him via -f
>  option. Next thing that is happening : it seems it doesn't process
>  it's internal predefined database.
>  Log follows.
> ====================================
> W:\DJGPP\GNU\BNU-252\BFD>make all
> make.exe: *** No rule to make target `all'.  Stop.

does your makefile have an `all' rule?

> W:\DJGPP\GNU\BNU-252\BFD>make -fmakefile all
> make.exe: *** No rule to make target `libbfd.o', needed by `libbfd.a'.  Stop.

You need a space afer the -f.

It would help if you posted the makefile

Bill