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can't use special target .SUFFIXES

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From: Giulio Rossato <giulio.rossato <at> infocamere.it>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: can't use special target .SUFFIXES
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:25:37 +0000 (UTC)

Putting the following target
.SUFFIXES: .c .pc
in a Makefile.am doesn't work and I get an error like this:

     src/Makefile.am:31: use variable `SUFFIXES', not target `.SUFFIXES'

Why does it happen?

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Cc: 9783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Giulio Rossato <giulio.rossato <at> infocamere.it>
Subject: Re: bug#9783: can't use special target .SUFFIXES
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:53:45 +0200

On Tuesday 18 October 2011, Giulio Rossato wrote:
> Putting the following target
> .SUFFIXES: .c .pc
> in a Makefile.am doesn't work and I get an error like this:
> 
>      src/Makefile.am:31: use variable `SUFFIXES', not target `.SUFFIXES'
> 
> Why does it happen?
> 
See:
 <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Suffixes.html>

If you find that the documentation I've just linked is somewhat unclear,
let us know, and we'll try to improve it.  Otherwise, I will close this
bug report in a few days.

Thanks,
  Stefano

Message #14 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Giulio Rossato <giulio.rossato <at> infocamere.it>
Cc: 9783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9783: can't use special target .SUFFIXES
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:41:29 +0200

tags 9783 notabug
close 9783
thanks

On Wednesday 19 October 2011, Giulio Rossato wrote:
> Feel free to close this bug report.
> Thanks,
>     Giulio
> 
Thanks for the quick reply.  Bug closed.

Regards,
  Stefano

Message #24 received at 9783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Giulio Rossato <giulio.rossato <at> infocamere.it>
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9783: can't use special target .SUFFIXES
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:39:14 +0200

On 10/19/2011 10:53 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 October 2011, Giulio Rossato wrote:
>> Putting the following target
>> .SUFFIXES: .c .pc
>> in a Makefile.am doesn't work and I get an error like this:
>>
>>       src/Makefile.am:31: use variable `SUFFIXES', not target `.SUFFIXES'
>>
>> Why does it happen?
>>
> See:
>   <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Suffixes.html>
>
> If you find that the documentation I've just linked is somewhat unclear,
> let us know, and we'll try to improve it.  Otherwise, I will close this
> bug report in a few days.
>
> Thanks,
>    Stefano
Feel free to close this bug report.
Thanks,
   Giulio

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