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From: jennings@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Jeff Jennings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Make blues
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Date: Fri, 21-Aug-87 13:59:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 21 13:59:21 1987
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In article <4351@nlm-mcs.arpa> seamans@nlm-mcs.UUCP (James R. Seamans) writes:
>Yes!!! Yess!!! I was having the same problem with this product.
>I removed it and purchased Custom Software PC/Tools Make and have
>been sleeping sooooo much better.
>
>I spoke with Microsoft Tech Support and they adivsed "Gee we have
>not heard of any problems with Make....are you sure you set it up
>correctly!!"
unlike unix make, the main target for a microsoft makefile comes as the last
target in the file.  MS-make just goes through the makefile, making targets
if they are out of date with respect to their dependencies.  it doesn't check
the main target dependencies to see which subtargets to make.

i use NDMAKE 3.8 that i got from don kneller.  great program.  i also use
lattice make (LMK) at work, both are good products and very "unix-like".
both are MUCH better than the MS attempt.



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University of Colorado, Boulder

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