Re: "No rule to make ..."

Dmitry Goncharov <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:32:31 -0400

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On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 4:03 AM Gisle Vanem <[email protected]> wrote:

> Since there was no rule to create '$(OBJ_DIR)/config.h',
> but '$(OBJ_DIR)/win-config.h', I'd wish the error-message
> could be:
>
>    gnumake: *** No rule to make target 'objects/Config.obj',
>    needed by 'bin/kddocwidgets-x64.dll' since there's no rule
>    to create '$(OBJ_DIR)/config.h'.
>    Stop.
>
> Is there an option for this? If not, would that be wanted or
> possible?

Run make with --debug=i.

regards, Dmitry