Does foo.txt exist? Regards,
Tim On 13 January 2016 at 18:52, Paul Smith <psm...@gnu.org> wrote: > On Wed, 2016-01-13 at 18:39 +0000, Kevin Barry wrote: > > %.pdf: %.txt > > $(COMMAND) $< > > > > But I get an error saying there is "No rule to make target > > 'foo.pdf'". What am I doing wrong? > > Nothing, according to this makefile. So, there must be something wrong > that you didn't describe for us. > > What did you name your makefile? Is it Makefile or makefile or > GNUMakefile? If not, you have to tell make to use it with "-f". > > Where are your .txt files? If they're not in the current directory > then you have to tell make where to find them (maybe with vpath, or by > writing the source directory explicitly in your makefile). > > What version of make are you using on what platform (make --version)? > > If still confused please show us a "cat Makefile", an "ls .", and the > make command you run and the error message you get (all cut and paste > from your terminal)... this assumes UNIX-like system of course. > > _______________________________________________ > Help-make mailing list > Help-make@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make > _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list Help-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
