Re: when gnu-make is missing a dependency

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Randy Yates <yates@ieee.org> writes:

  >> Possible reasons are (a) that file does exist, maybe on VPATH, or
  >> (b) you have a target "lpc.o" in your makefile with no rule or
  >> prerequisites (see the section "Rules without Commands or
  >> Prerequisites" in the GNU make manual).

  ry> Thanks for the timely response, Paul. If (a) were the case, then
  ry> why wouldn't I get a "Target is up-to-date" response instead of
  ry> "nothing to be done" when I "make lpc.o"?

Yes, so it's probably the second one.

"make -d" should tell you for sure though.  And you can use "make -p" to
see the rules database; search it for that target.

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