Patch-ID# 101015-01
Keywords: Inconsistent, "::", make, Sunos 4.x, 5.x
Synopsis: SunOS 5.1: Inconsistent behavior of "::" in make between Sunos 4.x and 5.x
Date: Jul/09/93

SunOS release: 5.1

Unbundled Product: none

Unbundled Release: none

Topic: This patch allows :: targets to work correctly

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1125870

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Relevant Architectures ('arch -k' values if kernel specific): sun4(all)

Other patches which conflict with this patch: 

This patch obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: make 

 
Problem Description:
 

The following makefile with double colon targets ("::") generates
inconsistent behavior between 4.1.x and 5.x.

z :: a
        touch z
z :: b
        touch z

on 4.1.2:

% touch a b
% make
touch z
touch z
%

on 5.1:

% touch a b
% make
touch z
`z' is up to date.
%
 


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