Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 19:18:39 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Possible make breakage
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On 6 Jul 2000, Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> "Tim \"Zastai\" Van Holder" <zastai AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > .c.o:
> >     source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no \
> >     depfile='$(DEPDIR)/$*.Po' tmpdepfile='$(DEPDIR)/$*.TPo' \
> >     $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) \
> >     $(COMPILE) -c -o $@ `test -f $< || echo '$(srcdir)/'`$<
> 
> AFAICS, the most probable problem with this is that 'make' did not
> recognize that it needs to invoke a shell to execute it, for lack of
> any of the 'telltale' signs (no ';', no recognized Sh-only internal
> command, no '(', ')' around the command).

One of the signs used by Make is the `=' character on the command line 
before any command name.  That's what should have worked here.