Unix questions - Gnu make 3.79 makefile error

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Gnu make 3.79 makefile error

narayan

2005-11-29, 5:58 pm

Hi
Here is a simple makefile:

TEST_INP = flexBar01.xml flexBar02.xml flexBar03.xml flexBar04.xml \
flexBar05.xml flexBar06.xml flexBar07.xml flexBar08.xml \
flexBar09.xml flexBar10.xml flexBar11.xml flexBar12.xml flexBar13.xml \
n

When I run make, it gives me the error
Makefile Line 4: Missing Separator ********

I can't understand. This is such a simple recursive variable
assignment. A similar assignment works fine in other directories.

Also, if I change the = to := or add 1 extra space character, it works
ok. Any ideas why?

Thanks
Narayan