KIMMEL%ecs.umass.edu@RELAY.CS.NET (Matt Kimmel) (10/15/87)
I just got Nethack and am trying to compile it on an IBM PC. However, whenever I run make, I get "I don't know how to make makedefs". DOes anyone have any ideas? I'm using the make program that was included in the Nethack distribution and Turbo C v1.0. Thanks in advance. -Matt Kimmel BITNet: KIMMEL@UMAECS CSNet: KIMMEL@ECS.UMASS.EDU Internet: KIMMEL%ECS.UMASS.EDU@RELAY.CS.NET
creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (10/16/87)
Are you sure it said "makedefs" without an extension? I checked my copy of Makefile.tcc and all the makedefs files had an extension of .exe or .c. I didn't use Turbo C to compile it myself, but it sounds like it might work if you add either the .exe or .c extension to that occurence of makedefs. Anyway, the "don't know how to make ..." message comes up when there is a file referenced in the makefile which does not exist in your current directory, AND for which there are no rules listed in makefile on how to create that file. My guess is that your makefile is referencing "makedefs" when it actually means "makedefs.c" or "makedefs.exe." - - - - - - - - - Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University. creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu "Go tell your master we are on a quest for the Holy Grail!" "Well... I dunno... I think he's already got one."