Installing GNU Make

[Olivier Gautherot]

Hi folks!

Jermaine McBean wrote:

>
> I typed rehash and it doesn't do anything. I did a make --version and 
> it doesn't show me a version.
> I found the port and installed it. It works now. I just don't 
> understand that make install doesn't work
> Wouter van Rooij wrote:
>
>>> I'm trying to install GNU Make 3.8 on FreeBSD 4.10. Everything install
>>> fine, but I still get the FreeBSD version of make. I don't know 
>>> where it
>>> installed to. I do:
>>> ./configure
>>> make
>>> make install
>>> make clean
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Stupid question: have you tried rehash?
>> Otherwise go to ftp.freebsd.org en get the tbz ( package of gnu make )
>> and run pkg_add file
>> Then it must work... if it don't try rehash
>>
>> Wouter van Rooij
>

If you run FreeBSD, you should expect the BSD version of make as a standard.
GNU make is called gmake and you should find it at /usr/local/bin/gmake.
Here is the result of {,g}make --version on my machine:

    bash-2.05b$ make --version
    make: illegal option -- -
    usage: make [-BPSXeiknqrstv] [-C directory] [-D variable] [-d flags]
                [-E variable] [-f makefile] [-I directory] [-j max_jobs]
                [-m directory] [-V variable] [variable=value] [target ...]
    bash-2.05b$ gmake --version
    GNU Make 3.80
    Copyright (C) 2002  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
    There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
    PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
    bash-2.05b$

Hope it helps
    Olivier