Hello, I think i found a probleme with `vpath' syntax in GNU Make version 3.78.1 System Debian GNU / Linux version 2.2 (potato) kernel 2.2.14 Linux vicente 2.2.14 #8 Thu Mar 23 20:07:10 CET 2000 i586 unknown +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > ls -al total 4 drwx------ 2 martin users 1024 Jul 1 14:44 . drwxrwxrwx 6 root root 2048 Jul 1 14:43 .. -rw------- 1 martin users 27 Jul 1 14:38 makefile > cat makefile vpath % ./. > make make: file.c:252: file_hash_enter: Assertion `oldfile != file' failed. Abort (core dumped) Exit 134 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ With `vpath % .', it's Ok. Goodbye. NB: I have found this problem using a line like vpath % $(addprefix @srcdir@/, $(LOCAL_DIRS)) in my makefile (with autoconf). -- "Life is too important to take seriously." -- Corky Siegel CENA: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.cena.dgac.fr/~vicente Perso: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.vicente.org/