So it looks like a bug either in cygwin or in cygwin make. * Test command:
$ perl -e 'print "all:;[EMAIL PROTECTED] && \\\n"; foreach $i (0000..9999) { print "\techo -n $i && \\\n"; } print "\ttrue\n";' | make -f - * Cygwin 1.5 Make 3.80 Works only if number is not larger than 1989, otherwise make: *** [all] Error 255 When long lines get into the way of make, it executes nothing, but stops with this error. Other systems: * Solaris 2.7 GNU Make 3.76.1 ... -n 9999 -n 9999 -n 9999 -n 10000 --> Works correctly even with larger numbers. * Linux 2.2.19 GNU Make 3.79.1 Works only if number is not larger than 7747 make: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long make: *** [all] Error 127 Bert -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/