Re: [Lzip-bug] "ldconfig -n" doesn't work on some OS (lzlib)

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado wrote:
> > Thanks. Does it work with the following patch?
>
> No. You forgot some "$<".

Oh no, I was trying to get OpenBSD make to accept "$<" as advertised in 
its man page:
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=make

----------------------------------------------------------------
For maximum compatibility, `_' should only be used for actual inference 
rules.  It is also set for normal target rules when there is an 
inference rule that matches the current target and prerequisite in 
scope.  That is, in

                   .SUFFIXES: .c .o
                   file.o: file.c
                           cmd1 $<

                   .c.o:
                           cmd2

building file.o will execute "cmd1 file.c".
----------------------------------------------------------------


The problem seems to be that I am using a "pattern rule" istead of a 
"suffix rule" (inference rule). The GNU make manual says this:

""Suffix rules" are the old-fashioned way of defining implicit rules for 
`make'.  Suffix rules are obsolete because pattern rules are more 
general and clearer.  They are supported in GNU `make' for compatibility 
with old makefiles."


But the OpenBSD make manual does not even mention pattern rules.


It seems both makes are too incompatible, so I'll leave the Makefile as 
is. Thanks for your help and sorry for the inconveniences.


Best regards,
Antonio.