Circular dependency dropping error

2000-07-12 Thread Charles Howes
Hi! Using make version 3.79.1, on Linux 2.2.16 with glibc-2.1.2. Trying to write a makefile for the netpbm utilities http://sourceforge.net/project/?group_id=5128 to convert between any two graphics formats. % ls -la asdf.gif asdf.gif % make asdf.png make: *** No rule to make target

Re: Circular dependency dropping error

2000-07-12 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Charles Howes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ch Using make version 3.79.1, on Linux 2.2.16 with glibc-2.1.2. ch % ls -la asdf.gif ch asdf.gif ch % make asdf.png ch make: *** No rule to make target `asdf.png'. Stop. This is correct, right? ch % make asdf.ppm ch make:

Re: Circular dependency dropping error

2000-07-12 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Regarding Re: Circular dependency dropping error; you wrote: ch % ls -la asdf.gif ch asdf.gif ch % make asdf.png ch make: *** No rule to make target `asdf.png'. Stop. This is correct, right? ch No, there is a rule for %.png - %.ppm, and a rule for %.ppm - ch %.gif. %.png