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Date:      Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:40:11 +1200
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To:        Peter Hessler <freebsd-misc@theapt.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: make: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Message-ID:  <20020325174011.A24006@grimoire.chen.org.nz>
In-Reply-To: <a05101000b8c4545cfe6c@[208.201.244.160]>; from freebsd-misc@theapt.org on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 08:28:08PM -0800
References:  <a05101000b8c4545cfe6c@[208.201.244.160]>

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On Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 08:28:08PM -0800, Peter Hessler wrote:
> I am trying to update my 4.5-stable system, and I keep getting the 
> error "make: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected" 

The error text you're getting shows that you aren't using the standard
make in /usr/bin. Looks like you're invoking GNU make instead - not a
good idea; it should have been installed as "gmake" and not "make".
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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