Re: I'm stuck, please help...

I dug out one of my books on Linux programming and checked out the make
command.
Make will look in the current directory for 1 of three files:
1. GNUmakefile
2. makefile
3. Makefile

Given your results, I would say the first thing to do is list your directory
and see if
one is present. You may just be trying to invoke it from the wrong
directory. You may
also have not installed the kernal sources.

Marshall Pharoah
Software Engineer
Adirondac Software
PIC/6805/6811/68000
Asm/C/C++

-----Original Message-----
From: Clint Bach <clintbach@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 1:57 PM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] I'm stuck, please help...

>From: "Clint Bach" <clintbach@...>
>
>Hi,
>
>I also tried make config and make menuconfig with the exact message about
>the rule thing. It did substitute whatever command I gave it for

xconfig...

>No luck there either.
>
>If I just knew where to look for the right stuff and where to put it...
>
>Oh! I know how to make symbolic links but how do I unmake a symbolic link?
>It seems that if I ever point to the wrong file or directory it is there
>until I reinstall. I have actually reinstalled the software to get rid of
>an errant symbolic link. Not very efficient...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Clint Bach
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tim Goldstein [mailto:timg@...]
>> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:14 AM
>> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
>> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] I'm stuck, please help...
>>
>>
>> From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Marshall Pharoah" <pharoahm@...>
>> >
>> > Make will execute a makefile which checks the dependencies of the files
>> and
>> > compiles only those files which have been updated since the last build.
>> > By typing "make xconfig" you are telling make to use a file named
>> > xconfig.mak
>>
>> While you are generally correct about the action of make, in this

instance

>> the command "make xconfig" is not looking for a preexisting make file,

but

>> shoulf bring up a graphic utility that allows you to create a proper make
>> file with the options you need.
>>
>>
>> > Generally in the dos/windows world, you would need a -f before
>> the name of
>> > the
>> > makefile, but I have yet to wrok on anything large enough in linux to
>> > require a makefile.
>> > There are usually several other commands available, for instance -v

will

>> > provide a verbose
>> > build. Typing "man make" should give you a basic description
>> of the make
>> > utility
>> > and the commands.
>> >
>> > I don't have my linux box here, or I could check that out for you.
>>
>> He is typing in the correct command, but as you suggest there is

something

>> missing from the install. The other comands that are valid for
>> building the
>> file make is going to work upon is "make menuconfig" or "make
>> config". Both
>> of these will do the job, but are a considerably greated pain to use.
>>
>> Tim
>> [Denver, CO]
>>
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