Follow-up Comment #1, bug #15947 (project make): In rethinking my proposed solution, I don't like the idea of simply skipping the test. Instead, I thought a better solution would be to try it with .PHONY : $(path)foo
But, unfortunately, this gives the same error as original: make: stat: p:foo: No medium found Should make really be trying to stat $(path)foo when it has been declared as .PHONY? Here is the relevant section of my revised tests/features/escape, complete file also attached: [...] print MAKEFILE <<'EOF'; $(path)foo : ; @echo cp $^ $@ foo\ bar: ; @echo 'touch "$@"' sharp: foo\#bar.ext foo\#bar.ext: ; @echo foo\#bar.ext = '$@' # for bug #15947: ifdef port_type .PHONY : $(path)foo endif #$(warning path=$(path)) #$(warning port_type=$(port_type)) EOF [...] # TEST 3: This one should work, since we escape the ":". if (false){ # 2006.03.01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - avoid test entirely? - poor 'fix' for bug #15947: # CAVEAT: this may also fail on other systems. May need to filter out other $port_type values if ($port_type != 'W32' && $port_type != 'DOS') { # TEST 3: This one should work, since we escape the ":". &run_make_with_options($makefile, "'path=p\\:'", &get_logfile, 0); $answer = "cp p:foo\n"; &compare_output($answer,&get_logfile(1)); } } else { # 2006.03.01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - shouldn't this should work using .PHONY ? # - fails to fix error of 'make: stat: p:foo: No medium found' in Cygwin $escape_options = "'path=p\\:'"; if ($port_type == 'W32' || $port_type == 'DOS') { # for bug #15947: $escape_options .= " 'port_type=$port_type'"; } &run_make_with_options($makefile, $escape_options, &get_logfile, 0); $answer = "cp p:foo\n"; &compare_output($answer,&get_logfile(1)); } --- RESULT: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tests]$ ./run_make_tests features/escape [...] features/escape ......................................... FAILED (5/6 passed) 1 Test in 1 Category Failed (See .diff files in work dir for details) :-( --- FILE: escape.diff.2: *** work/features/escape.base.2 Wed Mar 1 12:13:52 2006 --- work/features/escape.log.2 Wed Mar 1 12:13:52 2006 *************** *** 1 **** --- 1,3 ---- + make: stat: p:foo: No medium found cp p:foo + make: stat: p:foo: No medium found _______________________________________________________ Additional Item Attachment: File name: escape Size:2 KB attempt to run test using .PHONY : $(path)foo <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?item_id=15947&item_file_id=3463> _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15947> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/ _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make