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From: Daniel.Stodolsky@MIRACLE.EDRC.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug
Subject: bug in gnu make (v 3.54)
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Date: 2 Aug 89 02:19:55 GMT
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This bug occurs on both systems I've tested it on - a sun3 (mach BSD 4.3)
and an hp 835 (hp-ux 6.5). The problem is with gnu make finding executables
to run. In particular, in my home directory I have a subdirectory call 'co'.
When the gnu make rule to automatically checkout a file from RCS fires,
gnu make attempts to execute the directory (my home directory is in the search
path). So while gnu-make does find the first co in my path that is executable,
it is not checking for wether or not the executable happens to be a directory.

	Dan Stodolsky
	danner@edrc.cmu.edu