On Tuesday 20 November 2007, you wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a problem running echo inside Makefile.
> Here is the Makefile:
> all:
> @echo "string"
> @echo -e -n "string"
>
> The output is:
> string
> -e -n string
>
> The problem is the second @echo command. It prints '-e -n' instead of
> interpreting those options.
> I have tested it on other comps and it works fine, so its an environment
> problem in my comp.
> What var or file determine this behavior?
The difference is your /bin/sh
In Ubuntu it's linked to /bin/dash which echo (builtin command) accepts
only -n
linking /bin/sh to /bin/bash will bypass this behavior in *your* environment.
A better solution will be to force make calling the echo you want:
ECHO=/bin/echo
all:
@$(ECHO) -n -e "aaa"
#
> Thanks,
> Kfir
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