repost - target with a colon in the name

[Asperheim, Eric]

All,

Is there anyway to have a gmake target with a colon in the name? For example:

a.mdb:1 : a.vhdl

        @ echo $@

I’ve tried this and gmake doesn’t appear to like it.

Thanks,

Eric

Eric Asperheim  -  CSE Design Automation                             phone: (916) 356-4624
Intel Corporation, FM6-81                                                             fax: (916) 356-3051
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