From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 12 00:31:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A2A616A4CE for ; Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail2.microsoft.com (mail2.microsoft.com [131.107.3.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 067EE43D39 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v-mshaik@microsoft.com) Received: from mailout2.microsoft.com ([157.54.1.120]) by mail2.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.196); Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:31:17 -0700 Received: from RED-MSG-61.redmond.corp.microsoft.com ([157.54.12.165]) by mailout2.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:31:21 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:31:24 -0700 Message-ID: <79BE10DC6A1A3A4B8852237C3180B80041A3E5@RED-MSG-61.redmond.corp.microsoft.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: make issues on freebsd Thread-Index: AcSAAttUqDedLlLKQ7GkmLF3bTD13AAAIzHQ From: "Mohammed Shaikh (Satyam Computer Services)" To: "Pat Lashley" , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Aug 2004 00:31:21.0140 (UTC) FILETIME=[B0B92F40:01C48003] Subject: RE: make issues on freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:27 -0000 What is the best place to get it? I tried www.freshports.org/devel/gmake/ But I got confused as there are too many links and its not clear what exactly to do, to get it installed on my freebsd machine. I am relatively a newbie so please help Thanks a lot for your response Mohammad Shaikh -----Original Message----- From: Pat Lashley [mailto:patl+freebsd@volant.org]=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:25 PM To: Mohammed Shaikh (Satyam Computer Services); freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make issues on freebsd --On Wednesday, August 11, 2004 17:19:52 -0700 "Mohammed Shaikh (Satyam Computer Services)" wrote: > I have a program that can be compiled with no problems on SuSe Linux but > when I try it on freebsd it gives plethora of errors. I have just copied > the whole directory tree from SuSe Linux machine onto freebsd machine. > Can Anyone PLEASE help as I have to submit the compiled stuff on freebsd It is probably using make constructs that are specific to GNU make. If you haven't already done so, install the devel/gmake port and try using 'gmake' instead of 'make'. -Pat