From 36c926875aeaf13490672cc91b2e328735fb3812 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 03:54:03 +0000 Subject: Add makefile to warn about not using gmake. --- src/Makefile | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/Makefile (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8fbbcbdac2a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# The Postgres make files exploit features of GNU make that other makes +# do not have. Because it is a common mistake for users to try to build +# Postgres with a different make, we have this make file that does nothing +# but tell the user to use GNU make. + +# If the user were using GNU make now, this file would not get used because +# GNU make uses a make file named "GNUmakefile" in preference to "Makefile" +# if it exists. Postgres is shipped with a "GNUmakefile". + +all install clean dep depend distclean: + @echo "You must use GNU make to use Postgres. It may be installed" + @echo "on your system with the name 'gmake'." + @echo + @echo "NOTE: If you are sure that you are using GNU make and you are" + @echo " still getting this message, you may simply need to run" + @echo " the configure program." -- cgit v1.2.3