Hi Sander,
> Try 'make -v' to see. If it gives you 'GNU Make M.mm' then ignore my
> message because then I don't know what's wrong, if it doesn't say 'GNU
> Make', please read on, because I might have the solution:
Thank you. My system is SuSe Linux 8.1.
www:/usr/src/packages/BUILD/exim-4.24 # make -v
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for i686-pc-linux-gnu
I trying the -d option:
www:/usr/src/packages/BUILD/exim-4.24 # make -d
...
Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
Reaping winning child 0x0808da40 PID 24416
Removing child 0x0808da40 PID 24416 from chain.
Successfully remade target file `buildauths'.
Considering target file `exim'.
File `exim' does not exist.
Pruning file `pcre/libpcre.a'.
Considering target file `lookups/lookups.a'.
File `lookups/lookups.a' does not exist.
Looking for an implicit rule for `lookups/lookups.a'.
Trying pattern rule with stem `lookups.a'.
Trying implicit prerequisite `lookups/lookups.a,v'.
Trying pattern rule with stem `lookups.a'.
Trying implicit prerequisite `lookups/RCS/lookups.a,v'.
Trying pattern rule with stem `lookups.a'.
Trying implicit prerequisite `lookups/RCS/lookups.a'.
Trying pattern rule with stem `lookups.a'.
Trying implicit prerequisite `lookups/s.lookups.a'.
Trying pattern rule with stem `lookups.a'.
Trying implicit prerequisite `lookups/SCCS/s.lookups.a'.
No implicit rule found for `lookups/lookups.a'.
Finished prerequisites of target file `lookups/lookups.a'.
Must remake target `lookups/lookups.a'.
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `lookups/lookups.a', needed by `exim'.
Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/usr/src/packages/BUILD/exim-4.24/build-Linux-i386'
Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
Reaping losing child 0x08075170 PID 24343
make: *** [go] Error 2
Removing child 0x08075170 PID 24343 from chain.
www:/usr/src/packages/BUILD/exim-4.24 #
Andras