> > Though such make-rules are known to be non-portable, they are supposed > to be supported by gmake. > > Are you sure to be using gmake? > > What does > make --version > rsp. > gmake --version > report? > on CygWin ... $ make --version GNU Make 3.80 $ gmake --version bash: gmake: command not found so its using 'plain' make on CygWin. Dieter Schaefer