[Re-post from users]: gmake question

[William A. Mahaffey III]

On 12/01/15 07:35, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>
>
> I am using gmake under FreeBSD 9.3R to (try to) maintain some inhouse 
> mixed language code (ANSI C, some c++, FORTRAN 77). I have a utility 
> library which I use to hold C & c++ object files, using the 'target::' 
> syntax. This works AOK under Linux (gmake 3.8.2), puts both types of 
> objects in the same library smooth as silk. However under FreeBSD 
> (gmake 4.1.2), it only puts the 1st group of objects in, either the C 
> or c++ depending on which is 1st in the makefile. When I try the 
> 'target:' syntax, it wound up deleting some of my source files 
> (!!!!!). I reproduce the relevant parts of the makefile below:
>
>
>     .
>     .
>     .
>     .
>
> force:  clean  all
>
> depend:
>         @makedepend -- $(CFLAGS) -- -f Makefile $(SRCS)
>         @\rm -f Makefile.bak
>         @cp -p Makefile MakeUtils
>         @echo MakeUtils: Done with $@.
>
> iccdepend:
>         @icc $(IFLAGS) -c -MM -MF depends.inc $(SRCS)
>         @echo MakeUtils: Done with $@.
>
> $(LIB):: $(CPPSRC)
>         $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $?
>         ar ruv $@ ${?:.cpp=.o} && rm -f ${?:.cpp=.o}
>         @echo MakeUtils: Done with $@.
>
> $(LIB):: $(SRCS)
>         $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $?
>         ar ruv $@ ${?:.c=.o} && rm -f ${?:.c=.o}
>         @echo MakeUtils: Done with $@.
>
> # DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE -- make depend depends on it.
>
>
> CPPSRC lists the c++ files & SRCS lists the C files. Is this supposed 
> to work under FreeBSD 9.3R & this version of gmake ? TIA for any 
> pointers & have a good one.
>
>
> BTW:
>
> [wam at devbox, pre, 8:08:13pm] 2846 % uname -a
> FreeBSD devbox 9.3-RELEASE-p30 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p30 #0: Mon Nov 2 
> 10:11:50 UTC 2015 
> root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
> [wam at devbox, pre, 8:08:16pm] 2847 % grep make /etc/LIST.installed.txt
> automake-1.15_1                GNU Standards-compliant Makefile generator
> automake-wrapper-20131203      Wrapper script for GNU automake
> gmake-4.1_2                    GNU version of 'make' utility
> libxklavier-5.3_1,1            Utility library to make XKB stuff easier
> makedepend-1.0.5,1             Dependency generator for makefiles
> [wam at devbox, pre, 8:08:53pm] 2848 %


Update: I went ahead & downloaded & installed (in /usr/local/bin) GNU 
make 3.8.2 & it indeed works as expected & as I interpret the online 
docs. Bug in make 4.1.2 ? Any more info wanted, just ask....


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