Message-Id: <199709210011.KAA23361@rabble.uow.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Make problem .
To: cartas AT ita DOT flashnet DOT it
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 10:11:30 +1000 (EST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP)
In-Reply-To: <3423B5D9.750868AA@sr.flashnet.it> from Seby Carta at "Sep 20, 97 01:39:06 pm"
From: Brett Porter <bporter AT rabble DOT uow DOT edu DOT au>
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> When i modify, or create a make file with edit of dos, or notepad of
> win95, i frequently get error message from MAKE like this:
> 
> ************Missing separator . Stop.
>

DOS Edit and Windows Notepad are horrible editors to be using to create
makefiles, as they tend to do what they feel like with tab characters (ie
convert them to spaces, or convert spaces to tabs)

MAKE relies on the fact that you use a tab character instead of several
spaces, and this would be the most likely reason that it is not working if
your syntax is indeed correct.
 
You need to find an editor which retains whatever tab keys you use, and
doesn't automatically convert spaces to tabs.

HTH
Brett

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