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Subject: Make 3.45
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Date: 12 Apr 89 14:13:47 GMT
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I have a makefile that works using Sun make, but fails with GNU make. I
think this may be a GNU bug.

Here is the makefile in question:

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SHELL=/bin/csh

all:
	-@echo 'header' ; 
	-@echo -n 'enter text: ' ; \
	set a=$$< ; echo $$a  ;
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The problem is that the user never gets a chance to enter a value for the
shell variable 'a'...the makefile just cruises right through without stopping.
I can workaround this by using the following:

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SHELL=/bin/csh

all:
	-@echo 'header' ;  \
	echo -n 'enter text: ' ; \
	set a=$$< ; echo $$a  ;
----------

I'd like to hear if you think this is a bug. Thanks.

-josh simons