> > > Problem: > > > fileutils version 4.1-2, specifically: cp.exe does not > work properly. > > >
[ ... Snip ... ] > > I've narrowed it down to running `make' on my linux Makefiles, simple > example follows: > > ####### Simple Makefile Example > > CC= gcc > > OBJ= foo.o > FILE= foo.c > BIN= foo > > all: $(BIN) install > > $(BIN): $(OBJ) > $(CC) -o $(BIN) $(OBJ) > > $(OBJ): > $(CC) -c $(FILE) -o $(OBJ) > > install: > mkdir -p ./bin/; > cp $(BIN) ./bin/; > > ####### End Makefile> > > >From prompt: > > $ make > mkdir -p ./bin/; > cp foo ./bin/; > cp: `foo' and `./bin/foo' are the same file > make: *** [install] Error 1 > > > The problem I believe is that `Make' outputs the binary `foo' > as `foo.exe' > which causes `cp.exe' to fail. This had previously worked > fine with the > version of `cp.exe' included with `fileutils 4.1-1' > > Workaround: > Modify all existing Makefiles by adding the proper file > extension to the > binary. > > Example: > BIN= foo > > Should be changed to: > BIN= foo.exe > > > I cut more from my makefile and just use one symbolic in place of your BIN, OBJ, and FILE as follows: ####### Even More Simple Makefile Example CC= gcc FILE= foo all: $(FILE).exe install $(FILE).exe: $(FILE).o $(CC) -o $(FILE).exe $(FILE).o $(FILE).o: $(CC) -c $(FILE).c -o $(FILE).o install: mkdir -p ./bin/; cp $(FILE).exe ./bin/; ####### End Makefile -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/