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Re: *** missing separator. Stop. error when running make
- To: Alexei Karpov <Alexei dot Karpov at sonycom dot com>
- Subject: Re: *** missing separator. Stop. error when running make
- From: Stephen Vance <vance at deneb dot com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:47:48 -0400
- CC: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Organization: Deneb Robotics, Inc.
- References: <3624B79B.E316103@sonycom.com>
Alexei Karpov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My makefile has string which contain ( f.e. ) next text :
> echo I do not know why it's does not work.
> When I run make utility I get next error : *** missing separator. Stop.
>
> Under Unix it works properly, why it does not work
> under CygWin32. May be anybody has ever had the
> same error.
>
> I use :
> GNU Make version 3.75-B19, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
> Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>
> Thanks a lot,
This comes up frequently.
Either you have spaces instead of a tab before your command lines
OR
Your makefile has carriage returns at the end of some of the lines.
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