"Paul D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > %% Randy Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ry> I have a goal that has "lpc.o" as a dependency. When > ry> I make that goal, the goal rules attempt to run even > ry> though "lpc.o" does not exist. When I "make lpc.o" > ry> I get a "Nothing to be done" response, even though > ry> lpc.o does not exist. > > ry> Why don't I get a "No rule to build lpc.o needed > ry> by <goal>" error when I build for the goal??? > ry> And why do I get a "Nothing to be done" response > ry> when the lpc.o target does not exist? > > Make thinks it knows how to build this target, or that it's already > built. > > Possible reasons are (a) that file does exist, maybe on VPATH, or (b) > you have a target "lpc.o" in your makefile with no rule or > prerequisites (see the section "Rules without Commands or Prerequisites" > in the GNU make manual).
Thanks for the timely response, Paul. If (a) were the case, then why wouldn't I get a "Target is up-to-date" response instead of "nothing to be done" when I "make lpc.o"? -- % Randy Yates % "Midnight, on the water... %% Fuquay-Varina, NC % I saw... the ocean's daughter." %%% 919-577-9882 % 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head' %%%% <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % *El Dorado*, Electric Light Orchestra http://home.earthlink.net/~yatescr _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils
