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From: crudolph@wilbur.unix.ETA.COM (Chuck Rudolph)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug
Subject: GNU Make problem
Keywords: make VPATH vpath macro
Message-ID: <4143@wilbur.unix.ETA.COM>
Date: 30 Mar 89 23:13:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: ETA Systems, Inc., St Paul, MN
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I am having difficulty with trying to specify a VPATH macro.  It looks like
it is being ignored.  I have tried using versions 3.27 and 3.44 on Apollo's
running SR9.7 and on Sun 3's running SunOS 4.  The problem is very easy to
duplicate:

cd make-3.44                        # Go to your GNU Make directory.
make make                           # Make sure that GNU Make is up to date.
mkdir bin                           # Make a directory to do a make in.
cd bin                              # Go to it.
../make -f ../Makefile VPATH=..     # Make make with the source from ..

This last command works if I use one of the Apollo or Sun supplied make's.
Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong.

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Chuck Rudolph                   Internet: crudolph@unix.eta.com
ETA Systems, Inc., ETC10C       UUCP: {amdahl,rutgers}!bungia!eta!unix@crudolph
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Chuck Rudolph                   Internet: crudolph@unix.eta.com
ETA Systems, Inc., ETC10C       UUCP: {amdahl,rutgers}!bungia!eta!unix@crudolph
1450 Energy Park Drive          Voice: (612) 642-8444
St. Paul, MN  55108