You're right; that's a bug. Here's a patch. It'll be fixed in GNUmake 3.81.
--- read.c 21 Jan 2004 06:33:00 -0000 1.130 +++ read.c 19 Mar 2004 05:31:51 -0000 @@ -1277,8 +1277,8 @@ unsigned int len; char *line; - ebuf->floc.lineno += nlines; nlines = readline (ebuf); + ebuf->floc.lineno += nlines; /* If there is nothing left to eval, we're done. */ if (nlines < 0) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make