Re: [Mingw-users] problem running makefiles from another directory

[Andy R. <min...@an...>]

Yaad Gal wrote:
> Hello,
>  
>  
> I am trying to run a makefile not from the directory it resides on, by 
> doing so:
>  
> $ FULL_PATH/make FLAGS

The make program is not in that directory, it is the Makefile that is.

You run make in a different directory with the -C option:

make -C $FULL_PATH FLAGS

>  
> I receive the error:
>  
> *sh: no such file or directory*
>  
> I have also tried using the relative path, but it returns the same error.
>  
> when I try to run the makefile from the directory it resides on, it does 
> not return any error.
>  
> my OS is winXP.
>  
> any advice?
>  
> thank you.
>