RE: make failing, tabs are fine, missing separator

[Dave Korn]

On 09 January 2008 02:31, Russell King wrote:

> Trying to do make on the app is failing.  Tabs for make files are good.  I
> am getting the following errors: 
> 
> Makefile:23: *** missing separator.  Stop.
> 
> This happens right after the line:
> 
> all:
> 
>     (cd src;$(MAKE))
> 
> in ./Makefile. 

  You left a blank line between the target and the rules.  That acts as a
separator, so make doesn't know your command line is part of the rule; it
thinks it's an entirely new top-level structure, and issues its generic
i-can't-parse-this error message.  Delete the blank line and you should be ok.



    cheers,
      DaveK
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