Re: Simple Makefile problem

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Mike Pelley <address@hidden> writes:

  >> > $error(no good)
  >> 
  >> This is not the right syntax.

  mp> Sorry, that's what I get for retyping.  Here is a cut and paste:

  mp> MIKE := x
  mp> ifeq "$(MIKE)" "x"
  mp> $(error no good)
  mp> endif

  mp> all:
  mp>   echo hi

It works just as expected for me:

  $ make
  Makefile:3: *** no good.  Stop.

You don't say what version of GNU make you're using, but be aware that
the $(error ...) function was added in version 3.78, so you need to be
using that or better.

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