The make target refers to a directory (trailing slash). I suspect the Makefile.am has a typo.
Am 21. September 2015 17:21:46 MESZ, schrieb Bob Friesenhahn <bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us>: >On Mon, 21 Sep 2015, Arthur Schwarz wrote: > >> >> >> I'm trying to use LDADD to reference libgslip.a in another directory. >After >> building libgslip.a with make, I issue a make check and get the >message: >> >> *** No rule to make target '../libgslip/libgslip.a/', needed by >> 'SlipTest.exe'. Stop. >> >> The test directory is entered and the Makefile in the test directory >is >> executed, so the path would seem to be correct but I am missing >something. I >> have read Section 8.1.2 Linking the program and I think I'm following >the >> example given, but alas, it just doesn't work. >> >> I have tried to use LDADD and prog_LDADD with the same effect. > >Did you mean to use LIBADD? > >It may be wise to construct full paths based on Automake-provided >variables like $(top_builddir) rather than using relative paths. > >Bob >-- >Bob Friesenhahn >bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, >http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ >GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/