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Re: Possible errors in GNU Make manual
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Paul Smith |
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Re: Possible errors in GNU Make manual |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:11:59 -0400 |
On Sun, 2016-07-24 at 17:48 -0500, Ryan Bissell wrote:
> I had a need to read up on these error messages:
>
> > ‘missing target pattern. Stop.’
> > ‘multiple target patterns. Stop.’
> > ‘target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.’
> > ‘mixed implicit and static pattern rules. Stop.’
>
>
> The manual explains all 4 of the above together at
> https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Error-Messages.html
>
> (For purposes of argument clarity, I will address them out of order)
I agree these are wrong and/or misleading. Thanks for the note.