vpath problem with gnu make version 3.79.1

[Christiane . Engel-Winter]

Hi,
I'm using gnu make version 3.79.1 compiled for windows with windows NT 4.0
and have the following problem.
I'm testing the gnu make version 3.79.1 with existing makefiles which works
with gnu make version 3.73.

The following part doesn't work

 $(ASM_TO_OBJ_FILES): %.o:%.850
#$(ASM_TO_OBJ_FILES): $(P_TARGET)\Startup.850
     echo compiling $(subst /,\,$<)
     $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< > $*.err
     @type $*.err
:
:
:
vpath %.850    $(P_TARGET)
vpath %.850    $(P_ASM_SRC_FILES)

If I change the contents to
$(ASM_TO_OBJ_FILES): $(P_TARGET)\Startup.850
     echo compiling $(subst /,\,$<)
     $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< > $*.err
     @type $*.err

the assembler files are compiled.
Exist there a problem with vpath in a windows enviroment or have I made an
error?

Kind regards
  Christiane Engel-Winter


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