Re: {arch} directories and catagory.mk - firefox on debian

[Bryan Hundven <bryan darkstar livid org>]

Bryan Hundven wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 11:31:15PM -0800, Bob Kashani wrote:
>  
>
> > On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 20:17 -0800, Bryan Hundven wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I'm just getting started with garnome, and I want to help out with the 
> > > unstable stuff.
> > >
> > > So I have grabbed tla, and got the repository from arch. Followed the 
> > > README, and when running 'make paranoid-checksum' I get the following error:
> > > ------------8<----------8<--------------
> > > $ make paranoid-checksum
> > > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/bryan/garnome--unstable/{arch}'
> > > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `paranoid-checksum'.  Stop.
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bryan/garnome--unstable/{arch}'
> > > make: *** [paranoid-checksum] Error 2
> > > ------------8<----------8<--------------
> > >      
> > It fails for a simple reason: There is no such thing as 'make paranoid-
> > checksum' :)
> >    
>
> Well actually, to be technical...
> If you remove the {arch} directory and run 'make paranoid-checksum' it will go through all the sub-directories and run 'make paranoid-checksum'.
> I know because I just tried it.
>
> --
> Bryan Hundven
>  
I realize that just because I can, doesn't make me right.
But, running 'make paranoid-checksum' from the top level directory sure 
does make it a lot easier when you have an intermittent internet 
connection (or if you are on dialup, and leach files while on a friends 
internet connection or at a local hot-spot/cafe).

...that is if the URL is correct.

Granted, beating me over the head with a mallet works too! :-D
--
Bryan Hundven