Makefile Problems

Erik Bailey (esbailey@iplmail.orl.lmco.com)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:29:58 -0400


Hello.  I'm currently attempting to install AfterStep on my SunOS UNIX
account at work, and I need some assistance with errors that I'm having
in creating the AfterStep Makefiles for compiling.  I don't have root
access, and I've already read the appropriate sections of the on-line
documentation relating to non-root installations.  My problems seem to
be stemming from the ~/AfterStep/afterdoc directory when I am creating
the makefiles, following the README instructions step 1-2:

------------------- AfterStep README clipping -------------------------

1-2) Execute the following commands to configure and compile AfterStep :

Run configure to guess system-dependant options :

        ./configure

Create Makefiles :

        xmkmf
	make Makefiles

Launch compilation then have a cup of coffee (drink slowly :-] )

	make

Monitor the output of the above commands for possible error messages !

------------------ end AfterStep README clipping ----------------------

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prompt%  make Makefiles

imake -DUseInstalled -I/pub/X11R5/lib/X11/config
What is it, man? make Makefiles
making Makefiles in ./src/lib...
rm -f src/lib/Makefile.bak
+ mv src/lib/Makefile src/lib/Makefile.bak 
cd src/lib; imake -DUseInstalled -I/pub/X11R5/lib/X11/config 
-DTOPDIR=../../. -DCURDIR=./src/lib; \
nice -19 /pub/local/gnu/bin/make  Makefiles
make[1]: Entering directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/src/lib'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `Makefiles'.
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/src/lib'
making Makefiles in ./src...
rm -f src/Makefile.bak
+ mv src/Makefile src/Makefile.bak 
cd src; imake -DUseInstalled -I/pub/X11R5/lib/X11/config  -DTOPDIR=../.
-DCURDIR=./src; \
nice -19 /pub/local/gnu/bin/make  Makefiles
make[1]: Entering directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/src'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `Makefiles'.
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/src'
making Makefiles in ./afterdoc...
rm -f afterdoc/Makefile.bak
+ mv afterdoc/Makefile afterdoc/Makefile.bak 
cd afterdoc; imake -DUseInstalled -I/pub/X11R5/lib/X11/config 
-DTOPDIR=../. -DCURDIR=./afterdoc; \
nice -19 /pub/local/gnu/bin/make  Makefiles
make[1]: Entering directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/afterdoc'
Makefile:332: *** missing separator.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/a/diablo/export/home02/esbailey/AfterStep/afterdoc'
make: *** [subdirMakefiles] Error 1
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `Makefiles'

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It seems that before it gets to the ~/AfterStep/afterdoc directory,
everything is fine, but once it gets to the /afterdoc directory,
something is incongruent between the directory calls within the Makefile
and the actual paths that exist in ~/AfterStep/afterdoc.

If someone could please tell me how to correct or circumvent these
errors it would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks in advance,

Erik

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