Re: makefile line number when errors

[Jon Grant]

Hello

Eli Zaretskii wrote, On 06/05/11 21:23:
> > Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 21:01:24 +0100
> > From: Jon Grant<address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden
> >
> > Sorry, perhaps I was unclear. I am interested in the "test.mk:5" text.
> > I don't mind the specific details or error code which is output later
> > in the line. Just the line number is my request.
>
> Sorry for my misunderstanding.
>
> Does the --trace switch do what you want?

I typed "make --trace -f test.mk" but it did not work. Sorry, perhaps I 
have miss-understood how to set this option? Perhaps there is an FAQ. I 
looked in the Make manual.

I also tried "make -d -f test.mk" but that did not print line numbers.

Best regards, Jon