make 3.81-1 vs. 3.80-1 and C:\... style dependency handling differences

Fri Jul 21 23:24:00 GMT 2006

Hi.
The following GNUmakefile behaves differently in the new 3.81-1 build
compared to the 3.80-1 that was replaced. I did not find this subject
when I looked at the recent messages.
===
default: C:\cygwin\bin/echo.exe
	"C:\cygwin\bin/echo" "Test"
===
3.80-1 produces:
$ make
"C:\cygwin\bin/echo" "Test"
Test
===
3.81-1 produces:
$ make
GNUmakefile:1: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.
===
Which is right for cygwin? I have a context that is now very dependent
on 3.80-1's behavior. Is the context dependent on a mistake? Or is the
new 3.81-1 not doing something it should?
The actual GNUmakefile's use $(...) macros from environment variables
that have Windows style paths. I vastly simplified the above to make the
example.
I simply replaced the make package with cygwin's setup.exe to go back
and forth, with the rest of the environment unchanged and current
according to setup.exe.
Mark Millard
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