On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:14:11 -0700 (PDT) Peter Clancy <clancyp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > I have downloaded the 1.8.4 source code tar file but I am having an > issue getting it to compile. I have tried running a simple make which > resulted in: dmake: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 352: > Unexpected end of line seen > Looking at line 352 looks like this: > > *GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE > @$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN > -include GIT-VERSION-FILE > * > I joined the last two lines together to give > *GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE > @$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN -include GIT-VERSION-FILE* > ** > run make again and I get: > dmake: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 358: Badly formed macro > assignment > Looking at line 358 it has: > *STRIP ?= strip* > I have never seen this in a makefile before, so I have assumed that > it is a mistake and I have removed the question mark. Running make > again I get: dmake: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 398: > Unexpected end of line seen > Line 398 reads: > export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir gitwebdir localedir > I cant see anything wrong with this line. Can anyone help? Has anyone > installed this on Solaris 8? > I am using the Sun C 5.7 compiler. > Thanks I think you need GNU Make, as there's no one true Makefile sytnax, and Git seems to rely on GNU Make peculiarities. Supposedly, you could grab a GNU Make package from unixpackages.com (paid) or build it from sources. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
