Re: Minor Unexpected Output
Paul Eggert <[email protected]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:14:15 -0800
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.gnu.make.devel |
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| Organization | UCLA Computer Science Department |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 1/31/22 12:05, Jon Forrest wrote: > % gmake -C /etc -C /tmp > gmake: Entering directory '/tmp' > gmake: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.=C2=A0 Stop. > gmake: Leaving directory '/tmp' >=20 > I have no makefiles in /etc or /tmp. This was just a test. >=20 > Why isn't a similar message printed about /etc? Presumably 'make' optimized away the need to enter and leave /etc.=20 (Sounds like a win to me, as 'make' chatters too much about directories.)