make does not check out files from RCS

[ken mclauchlin_1]

I have a makefile to build an application on Tru64 UNIX that I have moved to HP-UX 11.11. On Tru64 the makefile automatically checked out any files from RCS as long as the VPATH was set correctly. However this does not happen on the HP-UX box. Is this normal behaviour? I have tried the same with gmake and it works fine.

[harry d brown jr]

If gnu's make works, then use it. HPux's make is SCCS aware but not RCS. This is why people should use gnu utilities for portability.

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harry

[ken mclauchlin_1]

Thanks for your reply Harry.

I do intend to use GNU but was sort of interested as to WHY HPs make was not aware of RCS like other OSs.

Thanks again.