On Friday, 12 May 2006 at 22:08:46 -0700, Wes Peters wrote: > On May 11, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > >> ru 2006-05-11 18:08:44 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> usr.bin/make Makefile >> Log: >> So, what's it supposed to say when you type "make love"? > > Classic UNIXisms from 7th edition: > > $ make love not war > make: don't know how to make love. stop. > > $ cat food > cat: cannot open food
I recall these two slightly differently: $ make love not war? $ cat "can of tuna" cat: cannot open can of tuna The root password of the first UNIX machine I used (but didn't administer), about 20 years ago, was "cat: can" (in the days of 8 character passwords). Here are some real life examples for modern machines. I'll leave you to guess what the operating systems are. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 1 -> make love make: 1254-002 Cannot find a rule to create target love from dependencies. Stop. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 3 -> cat "can of tuna" cat: 0652-050 Cannot open can of tuna. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 4 -> === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 1 -> make love Make: Don't know how to make love. Stop. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 2 -> cat "can of tuna" cat: Cannot open can of tuna: No such file or directory === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 3 -> === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 1 -> make love make: *** No rule to make target `love'. Stop. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 2 -> cat "can of tuna" cat: cannot open can of tuna === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/2) ~ 3 -> === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/ttyq0) ~ 1 -> make love don't know how to make love (bu42). === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/ttyq0) ~ 2 -> cat "can of tuna" Cannot open can of tuna: No such file or directory === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/ttyq0) ~ 3 -> === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 1 -> make love make: *** No rule to make target `love'. Stop. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 2 -> cat "can of tuna" cat: cannot open can of tuna === [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev/pts/1) ~ 3 -> Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers
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