Re: [HACKERS] Backend build fails in current

Peter Eisentraut <e99re41(at)DoCS(dot)UU(dot)SE> writes:
>> Are you still seeing this? I didn't see it with a pull from CVS
>> yesterday. If you are, what version of make are you using?

> Affirmative. Same problem.

> GNU Make version 3.74, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.

> That's a little old it seems,

It is. I'd suggest leaning on your sysadmin to get it updated to
something current (3.78.1 is current I think).

In the meantime, please try the attached patch. If it seems to
straighten out the behavior on your make, I'll commit it.

regards, tom lane

*** src/backend/Makefile.orig Sun Mar 7 18:05:56 1999
--- src/backend/Makefile Sat Nov 13 09:43:17 1999
***************
*** 116,127 ****
# make files in our subdirectories.

parse.h: parser/parse.h
- $(MAKE) -C parser parse.h
cp parser/parse.h .

! fmgr.h:
! $(MAKE) -C utils fmgr.h
cp utils/fmgr.h .

#############################################################################
clean:
--- 116,131 ----
# make files in our subdirectories.

parse.h: parser/parse.h
cp parser/parse.h .

! parser/parse.h:
! $(MAKE) -C parser parse.h
!
! fmgr.h: utils/fmgr.h
cp utils/fmgr.h .
+
+ utils/fmgr.h:
+ $(MAKE) -C utils fmgr.h

#############################################################################
clean: