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Subject: Re: kernel compile
To: henerz@micromedia.co.uk (Henerz)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 13:39:28 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <199609121133.MAA23296@ns.micromedia.co.uk> from "Henerz" at Sep 12, 96 12:30:33 pm
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Henerz writes:
>
> I am just compiling a new kernel, and the differences between that and the previous one are tiny (larger
> maxusers amount). however every time i try to "make depend" i get the error : Makefile:24: *** missing separator.  Stop.

Could you try to limit your line length to < 80 characters, please?

> i changed it back and still no result.. whats going on?

This looks like you're trying to make it with GNU make.  I've just
tried on my (2.2 current) system, and get:

=== root@freebie (/dev/ttyp3) /sys/compile/FREEBIE 21 -> wh make
-r-xr-xr-x  1 bin   bin     86016 Sep 13 03:01 /usr/bin/make  <- BSD make
-rwxr-xr-x  3 grog  wheel  176128 Nov 25  1993 /opt/bin/make  <- GNU make
=== root@freebie (/dev/ttyp3) /sys/compile/FREEBIE 22 -> /opt/bin/make
Makefile:26: *** missing separator.  Stop.
=== root@freebie (/dev/ttyp3) /sys/compile/FREEBIE 23 -> /usr/bin/make
`kernel' is up to date.
=== root@freebie (/dev/ttyp3) /sys/compile/FREEBIE 23 -> 

On my system, line 26 of the Makefile is:
		
	.if exists(./@/.)

Is this what you have at line 24?

Greg