On Apr 17 21:15, gustav wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > There is a bug either in GNU make or in tcsh or in both---on > Cygwin. The combination of csh and GNU make will hang if SHELL is > declared as /bin/csh -f. The -f option is often used to stop csh from > sourcing users' .cshrc on invocation. > > versions: > make 3.80-1 > tcsh 6.14.00-5 > cygwin 1.5.19-4 > > Here is a brief demo: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:../tryme 21:14:36 !548 $ cat GNUmakefile > SHELL = /bin/csh -f > > TODAY := $(shell date +%d%b%Y) > > all: echo > > echo: > echo $(TODAY) >
Hmm, I just tried it and http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#WJFFM with and without -f. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
