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From: cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug
Subject: Poor assumption in make-3.48
Message-ID: <3417@ncar.ucar.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 89 22:21:07 GMT
Reply-To: cruff@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Craig Ruff)
Distribution: gnu
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR, Boulder CO
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Make-3.48 has a poor assumption about the positioning of output flag
and file name for assembling (at least under Unicos).  The default is:

	$(COMPILE.s) $< -o $@

A better rule (and one that is probably more portable) is:

	$(COMPILE.s) -o $@ $<
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