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Old 04-20-2010
Makefile: syntax error at line 1
I am able to 'Make' some of projects's modules using GNU's make except one where it throws me the following error

Code:
gmake -f Makefile
/bin/sh: syntax error at line 1: `if' unexpected
gmake: *** [lib] Error 2


I am sure it has nothing to do with the Makefile as there is no 'if' in the first line of Makefile.Top few lines from the Makefile:

Code:
 
# Makefile
#
# This is the top-level Makefile for ETP AD components
# Add to SUBDIRS the directories that should be gone into by the Makefile
SUBDIRS = CInstruction    \
          CPipe           \
          CSeriousProblem \
          CValidation     \
          Reformatter
#
#          ReformatterSvr  \
#         ProcScrnSrv
all         : lib pgm
lib         : $(SUBDIRS)
        $(recurse)
pgm         : $(SUBDIRS)
        $(recurse)
clean       ::

I dont know where to start looking at ? Is it the shell script complaining at ?Any help is highly appreciated,

---------- Post updated at 11:12 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:03 AM ----------

Adding to that I am a newbie to Unix.

Also surprised to see noone is interested to help ?
Last edited by pludi; 04-20-2010 at 11:46 AM..
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Old 04-20-2010
What is the value of $(recurse)? Is that a sh script? If so, is it the one throwing the error? If not, follow the breadcrumbs until you find the troublesome script.

If you want more specific help, you need to post the unabridged Makefile and whatever sh scripts $(recurse) may call (redacting sensitive information, if any is present, without altering the semantics of what remains).

Regards and welcome to the forums (and be patient Smilie),
Alister
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