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Subj:	BUGS in decus-tape [vaxsp92.lt89a.aven-make]make

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Subject: BUGS in decus-tape [vaxsp92.lt89a.aven-make]make
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Hello VAX-world,

Recently I've been working on the unix like make from decus tape with
directory:

        [VAXSP92.LT89A.AVEN-MAKE]

And I have found some problems:

-       .SILENT: .IGNORE: and .DEFAULT: don't work
-       No default rule for libraries
-       Incorrect macro expansion of $@ with libraries
        eg with foo.olb(test) $@ gives foo.olb(test) instead of foo.olb

I've solved the .SILENT and .IGNORE bug by changing np->n_flag &= ~N_TARG
in np->nflag |= N_TARG in the newline function. I hope I didn't create a new
bug with this solution.
I havn't found a solution for the other problems yet. I hope there is somebody
out there who has noticed these things as well and found a solution for it.

Please respond to me directly because I am not subscribted  to this newsgroup.


        Regards,
                Arthur van Rooijen
                PTT Research Neher Laboratories.

BTW: I have also changed the system call routine. I spawn a subprocess with a
mailbox and write the commands in that mailbox. This is much quicker because
I only have to spawn a subprocess once.


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