[bug #63510] Confusing "update target 'foo' due to: target does not exist" message

URL: Summary: Confusing "update target 'foo' due to: target does not exist" message Project: make Submitter: pattop Submitted: Sun 11 Dec 2022 10:40:04 PM UTC Severity: 3 -

[bug #63484] make 4.4 incorrectly thinks target does not exist

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #63484 (project make): [comment #1 comment #1:] > Thanks for your report. > > > test.x exists but make 4.4 says it doesn't > This is an old issue, that keeps causing questions. I think, we should open a dedicated bug report about this. > Okay. Makes sense:

[bug #63510] Confusing "update target 'foo' due to: target does not exist" message

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #63510 (project make): Here is a test case $ ls hello hello $ cat makefile2 .PHONY: hello hello:; touch $@ $ make -f makefile2 --trace makefile2:2: update target 'hello' due to: target does not exist touch hello