topic Re: compiling makefile in Operating System - Linux

compiling makefile

Henry Chua — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:02:39 GMT

Hi guys,

I want to compile some files but it gives this error message, wat do you think could be wrong??

dx158 122: make
Make: Don't know how to make /customer/default/sources/network/src/ne_msgs.C,v. Stop.

Best regards
Henry

Re: compiling makefile

Arunvijai_4 — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:13:46 GMT

Try with gmake from http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/make-3.80/
HP-UX's default make sometimes doesnt understand the syntax of makefiles that meant for Gmake.

-Arun

Re: compiling makefile

Ralph Grothe — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:46:34 GMT

The suffix .c,v indicates to me that the file make is trying to compile is actually an RCS repository.
Maybe just worth the try, if you first check it out and then run the make.

e.g.

cd /customer/default/sources/network/src
co ne_msgs.C
cd -
make

But generally "Don't know how to make..."
indicates that you invoked the make with an unknown make target.

Re: compiling makefile

Muthukumar_5 — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:21:27 GMT

Surely, It is a problem with your makefile. If some source file is tried to compile with out any target then this error will come. Look at the makefile or post here.

hth.

Re: compiling makefile

Vibhor Kumar Agarwal — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:20:27 GMT

By simply writing make its trying to run the first target.

While doing this it comes across that file. It has no clue how to build that one.

Check your dependencies, posting your makefile might help your cause.

Re: compiling makefile

Al Langen_1 — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:42:01 GMT

Be aware that the default for make is normally Makefile and not makefile. Also running make with -P (upper case) will print the dependencies and you can verify it is doing what you want it to do.