[comp.sources.games.bugs] gnumake tries to run "mkmf"

jockc@hammer.UUCP (PRIV Account) (02/26/91)

I'm trying to build empire 1.1, and when I do a make depend (using gnu make,
to localize the paths for my system), it tries to run something called
"mkmf"... Any hints as to what is going on and/or where can I get mkmf.

I realize this is not necessarily the group for this question, but I
don't get the gnu groups, and hopefully someone who's built empire will know
what mkmf is.

thank,
Jock Cooper
uunet!hammer!jockc

melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) (02/26/91)

In article <494@hammer.UUCP> jockc@hammer.UUCP (PRIV Account) writes:

   I'm trying to build empire 1.1, and when I do a make depend (using gnu make,
   to localize the paths for my system), it tries to run something called
   "mkmf"... Any hints as to what is going on and/or where can I get mkmf.

   I realize this is not necessarily the group for this question, but I
   don't get the gnu groups, and hopefully someone who's built empire will know
   what mkmf is.

It's include with emptools, I think?  Try looking in the place where
you got Empire.

-Mike

neulynne@uts.uni-c.dk (Mogens Lynnerup) (03/11/91)

>>>>> On 26 Feb 91 02:44:17 GMT, jockc@hammer.UUCP (PRIV Account) said:

Jock> I'm trying to build empire 1.1, and when I do a make depend (using gnu make,
Jock> to localize the paths for my system), it tries to run something called
Jock> "mkmf"... Any hints as to what is going on and/or where can I get mkmf.

Mkmf is a nice pice of SW used to make and maintain makefiles.

It should be available from:

uunet.uu.net		(192.48.96.2)	comp.sourcesmisc/volume01
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil  (26.2.0.74)	PD2:<UNIX-C.UTILS>MKMF.TAR-Z.1
lhc.nlm.nih.gov         (130.14.1.128)	?

Below is a part of the README file from the distribution.

Title:			mkmf makefile editor

Author:			Peter J. Nicklin

Address:		Hewlett-Packard,
			Software Engineering Laboratory,
			3500 Deercreek Road, Building 26U,
			Palo Alto, California 94304

Net address:		ucbvax!hplabs!hpcea!hpcesea!nicklin (UUCP)

Description:

The mkmf makefile editor creates  program and library  makefiles for the
UNIX make command (UNIX is a trademark of Bell  Telephone  Laboratories,
Inc.).  Mkmf has the following features:

    - Automatically inserts source and object code file names in
      makefiles

    - Provides standard makefile templates for programs and libraries

    - Allows user-defined makefile templates

    - Generates include file dependencies for C, Pascal, and Fortran
      source code

    - Allows arbitrary editing of makefiles with a regular text editor

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