Make Options -- just checking

[David Southwell]

Just checking because I have become totally confused so please bear with me.

I have been getting apparently inconsistent problems with a build. 

In my current state of confusion I need  to double check the way in which 
options are given for make before delving deeper into the problem. if there 
is an option define as:

'--with-abc=def'

what is the correct command line?

#[correct command-line]

for
#make
& for
#make configure

david