implicit rule invocation issue

2004-07-26 Thread Hakenson, Gary C.
Hi developers, I have an issue with make that I am unable to resolve on my own. My makefile contains an implicit rule as follows: %.d : %.c (command to create a .d file from the .c file here) I also have the VPATH variable set as follows: VPATH = /d When I run

No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

2004-07-26 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
I'm running GNU Make 3.80 on Tru64 4.0F on an Alpha. I'm intermittently getting empty values as the result of a $(shell foo) function call. One 'make' run, the variable gets the value I expect, which is the output of the command; the next run, the variable gets an empty value. I'm having the same

Re: implicit rule invocation issue

2004-07-26 Thread Boris Kolpackov
"Hakenson, Gary C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you have any suggestions as to how this may be accomplished? When you say VPATH = /d you are in some sense asking make to add directory /d to the make's current directory. When you say %.d : %.c ... you are in some sense asking

Re: No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

2004-07-26 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Nicolás Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I'm running GNU Make 3.80 on Tru64 4.0F on an Alpha. I'm >> intermittently getting empty values as the result of a $(shell foo) >> function call. One 'make' run, the variable gets the value I >> expect, which is the output of the command

Re: No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

2004-07-26 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
I have two suggestions: first, try using the 3.81beta1 release (http://mad-scientist.us/make/make-3.81beta1.tar.bz2). I'm getting a DNS error whileetrying to download it. -- Nicolás Lichtmaier.- Synapsis Argentina +54(11)4021-8300 (int. 8530) ___ Bug

Re: No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

2004-07-26 Thread Paul D. Smith
Hm. Darn DNS. Try this instead: http://paulandlesley.org/make/make-3.81beta1.tar.bz2 -- --- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://m

Re: No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

2004-07-26 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
Try this instead: http://paulandlesley.org/make/make-3.81beta1.tar.bz2 It's working perfectly so far. Many thanks! -- Nicolás Lichtmaier.- Synapsis Argentina +54(11)4021-8300 (int. 8530) ___ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu