Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:59:46 +0000 From: Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk> To: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: using alternate makefile Message-ID: <CcvkUmCi4g39Ew0v@caomhin.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <B847FB4B-FDE1-11D6-8DAD-0003933DDCFA@essenz.com> References: <B847FB4B-FDE1-11D6-8DAD-0003933DDCFA@essenz.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Someone, quite probably John Von Essen, once wrote:
>I am having a problem with a port I am working on.
>
>In ${WRKSRC} the actual makefile I need to use is called GNUmakefile not
>Makefile.
>
>When I do a 'make' in /usr/ports/${CATEGORIES}/${PORTNAME}/ I get an error:
>
>===> Building for ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
>gmake: *** No rule to make target `all'. Stop.
>*** Error code 2
>
>
>But if I rename GNUmakefile as "Makefile" - the error goes away and the
>build progresses. Its seems as if the make is looking for
>${WRKSRC}/Makefile
>
>Is there a way to explicitly tell it to use ${WRKSRC}/GNUmakefile instead?
Makefile = GNUmakefile
I've never found it in the porters handbook, but it's tucked away in
bsd.port.mk if you want to look it up.
Kevin
--
kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CcvkUmCi4g39Ew0v>