Re: Autoconf 2.49d test: Command not found

[John Poltorak]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 10:13:52AM -0500, Paul D. Smith wrote:
> %% Raja R Harinath <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>   rrh> John Poltorak <address@hidden> writes:
>   rrh> [snip] 
>   >> On further investigation, it seems to be coming from here:-
>   >> 
>   >> 
>   >> $(srcdir)/version.texi: stamp-vti
>   >> @:
>   >> 
>   >> My Make struggles to understand '@:'. 
> 
>   rrh> That's bad.  It's an oft-used idiom.
> 
> The make program you're using looks like GNU make to me, based on the
> messages printed.  What version of GNU make are you using?

N:\eval\autoconf-2.49d>make -v
GNU Make version 3.76.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97
 
> This definitely works in the versions of GNU make I have access to.

It's a version of GNU Make ported to OS/2.

I am not aware of a more recent version.

Is it possible to use alternative Make programs? There is a DMAKE 
available...

 
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John