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I've built GNU make 3.62 on a Silicon Graphics Indigo under IRIX 4.0.1.
I'm using it to compile C++ code using SGI's C++ compiler (basically
just cfront and cc). But I am having the following strange problem.

CC in an action line with -I options (like -I/usr/include/X11) fails with the
error:

	CC: can't execute /usr/lib/acpp

Leaving out all -I options works. Putting in any fails. Of course, the compile
will not be successful without the -I's since there will be missing include
files, but at least the "can't execute /usr/lib/acpp" error does not occur.
Other options that get passed on to cpp, like -DFUNCPROTO, do work.

Entering the exact same action line interatively, including -I options, also
works.

I can't say whether this is a problem with Gnu make or with SG CC, but it first
appeared after installing Gnu make. I.e., it DOES NOT occur with SG's native
make. It also does not occur with the same Gnu make on an HP 9000/730 machine
using HP's C++ compiler. (Please don't suggest using gcc/g++. That's not an
option for this project.)

One more thing, although I can repeatedly generate the error with my real
4000-line makefile, I cannot reproduce it with a simple test case and a
simple makefile. Something about the complexity and/or length of the makefile
seems to be related, but I know not what.

If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate any help received.

Thanks,
Johnny Tolliver
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
jxt@ornl.gov