Failure to expand macro (fwd)

[David Highley]

Cross post from make-w32. Trying to find out if this is a known issue
and or if there is a fix in the works.

Using make version 4.0-2 current version in cygwin version 1.7.31. We
have on make process that works with make 4.0 on Linux.

The make log provides:
cd ../CommonCode/src && "make"
make[1]: Entering directory '/cygdrive/n/daveh/msi/CommonCode/src'
makefile:17: *** target pattern contains no '%'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/cygdrive/n/daveh/msi/CommonCode/src'
makefile:16: recipe for target 'common' failed
make: *** [common] Error 2

We are assuming that the object file list $(OBJS) is not expanding.
Relavent parts of make files:

- macros

LIBPATH                 = $(TOP)/lib/$(OBJDIR)
ifeq "$(LINK_TYPE)" "dll"
    LIBRARY             = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB_PREFIX)$(PROJECT).$(LIB_SO)
else
    LIBRARY             = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB_PREFIX)$(PROJECT).$(LIB_SUFFIX)
endif
COMMON_CODE_LIB         = -L$(LIBPATH) -lcommoncode
PROJECT                 = commoncode

# Build a list of each source file and its related object file.
# Guard the list building so we do not do it when we do not need it.
ObjDir                  = ../obj/$(OBJDIR)
.SRC                    = .cpp
ifneq "$(findstring clearmake,$(MAKE))" "clearmake"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "docs"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "web"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "clean"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "libclean"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "distclean"
ifneq "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" "help"
ifeq "$(OS)" "Windows_NT"
WLOCDIR                 = $(shell $(ECHO) $(LOCDIR) | \
                          $(SED) -re 's|^(/cygdrive/)([a-zA-Z])(.*)|\2:\3|')
DIRS                    = .
DIRS                   += $(shell $(CMD) /c dir /B /S /A:D | \
                          $(SED) -e 's|\\|/|g' -e 's|^$(WLOCDIR)/||')
else
DIRS                    = $(shell $(FIND) . -type d -print 2>$(NULL) \
                          | $(SED) -e 's|^./||')
endif

EXTRA_INCS              = $(patsubst %,-I%,$(DIRS))
SRCS                    = $(foreach DIR,$(DIRS),$(FIND_SRCS))
OBJS                    = $(patsubst %$(.SRC),$(ObjDir)/%.$(OBJ_EXT),$(SRCS))
DEPFILES                = $(patsubst %$(.SRC),$(ObjDir)/%.d,$(SRCS))
endif
endif
endif
endif
endif
endif
endif

- make rules where failure occurs

all: $(LIBRARY)

# Create archive library.
.NO_WINK_IN: $(LIBRARY)
$(LIBRARY): $(OBJS)       <- LINE FAILING, LINE 17 of makefile
         $(SET_E); $(MKDIR) $(LIBPATH); $(RM) $@; $(LINK)

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