problem of Pattern Rules

[thomas]

make version: 
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and
Roland McGrath.
Built for Windows32
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 99, 2000
        Free Software Foundation, Inc.

operating system:
Windows 2000 Advanced Server + SP2

type of machine:
PC, CPU: Intel celeron

command shell:
cmd.exe, included in windows 2000

problem abstract:
problems when using back slash(\) in pattern rules.

problem description:
I wanted to define a implicit rule, of which the
target pattern contained a path. because I'm in
Windows platform, I used the back slash(\) instead of
slash(/).
Like this:
####begin
dir\%.out : dir\%.suffer ;command
all: file.out
####end
I'm sure that the file.suffer was exist! But it didn't
work! make reported an error: "make: *** No rule to
make target `dir\%.suffer', needed by `dir%.out'. 
Stop."
When I replaced the back slash(\) to slash(/) in these
rules, make worked well.

I don't think that make handle the back slash(\) well
on windows platform, perhaps.

attachment:
config.h







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