Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!uts!neulynne From: neulynne@uts.uni-c.dk (Mogens Lynnerup) Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs Subject: Re: gnumake tries to run "mkmf" Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 91 09:47:04 GMT References: <1991Feb20.174300.23010@coplex.uucp> <1991Feb21.143610.11358@max.physics.sunysb.edu> <494@hammer.UUCP> Sender: neulynne@uts.uni-c.dk (Mogens Lynnerup) Followup-To: comp.sources.games.bugs Organization: UNI-C, Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education Lines: 54 In-Reply-To: jockc@hammer.UUCP's message of 26 Feb 91 02:44:17 GMT >>>>> On 26 Feb 91 02:44:17 GMT, jockc@hammer.UUCP (PRIV Account) said: Jock> I'm trying to build empire 1.1, and when I do a make depend (using gnu make, Jock> to localize the paths for my system), it tries to run something called Jock> "mkmf"... Any hints as to what is going on and/or where can I get mkmf. Mkmf is a nice pice of SW used to make and maintain makefiles. It should be available from: uunet.uu.net (192.48.96.2) comp.sourcesmisc/volume01 wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (26.2.0.74) PD2:MKMF.TAR-Z.1 lhc.nlm.nih.gov (130.14.1.128) ? Below is a part of the README file from the distribution. Title: mkmf makefile editor Author: Peter J. Nicklin Address: Hewlett-Packard, Software Engineering Laboratory, 3500 Deercreek Road, Building 26U, Palo Alto, California 94304 Net address: ucbvax!hplabs!hpcea!hpcesea!nicklin (UUCP) Description: The mkmf makefile editor creates program and library makefiles for the UNIX make command (UNIX is a trademark of Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.). Mkmf has the following features: - Automatically inserts source and object code file names in makefiles - Provides standard makefile templates for programs and libraries - Allows user-defined makefile templates - Generates include file dependencies for C, Pascal, and Fortran source code - Allows arbitrary editing of makefiles with a regular text editor -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Mogens Lynnerup + + UNI-C Aarhus, Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education. + + Olof Palmes Alle 38, DK 8200 Aarhus C. + + Phone: +45-86-784444 + + + + E-Mail: neulynne@uts.uni-c.dk or neulynne@vm.uni-c.dk + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++