Re: install rule not working

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From: Eli Zaretskii
Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 14:33

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"Paul D. Smith" wrote:
> 
> If you can't use GNU make, you can use a FORCE rule, like this:
> 
>   install: FORCE
>         ....
> 
>   FORCE: ;
> 
> Of course, this fails to work if you have a file named "FORCE" (or
> "force", I guess, on case-insensitive filesystems).

Both FORCE and force will interfere with this.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
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Subject: Re: install rule not working
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