[bug #31326] Error message is way too terse

[Bruce Korb]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?31326>

                 Summary: Error message is way too terse
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: bkorb
            Submitted on: Wed 13 Oct 2010 07:20:13 PM GMT
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Enhancement
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 3.81
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

Makefile:40: *** multiple target patterns.  Stop.

In a huge project with a very twisty maze of includes,
it is crucial to be directed to the failing rule.
Without file/line information, or even the rule text,
there is just no way to chase back to the failure.




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