The Source Integrity Professional Edition User Guide - MKS

Getting Started With MKS Make
any number of lines. Each and every line in the recipe must begin
with a character. A line that does not begin with a
signals the start of a new rule.
Note A common cause of syntax errors results from makefiles with
leading blank characters at the beginning recipe lines.
In the interests of efficiency, MKS Make executes most recipe lines
itself. However, a recipe line may contain a character special to your
command interpreter or shell (for example, the > and < redirection
symbols). In these cases, MKS Make calls the command interpreter or
shell to execute the line, so the special characters are handled
properly.
File Names Containing a Colon
Occasionally, the names of target files may contain a colon.
a:file
Usually, MKS Make interprets a colon as a rule operator—the mark
separating the target names from the prerequisite list. To avoid
confusion, use quotes to enclose any file name that contains a colon:
"a:program.exe" : "a:main.obj" func1.obj…
recipe
Usually, however, you specify all file names relative to the current
directory, so you do not need to include a drive specifier (or colon).
White Space
White space consists of one or more blanks or characters.
White space separates the names of items in a target or prerequisite
list. You can also surround the colon between the target list and the
prerequisite list with white space; however, you do not have to.
You can also insert blank lines wherever you want in a makefile. make
ignores blank lines when it reads the makefile.
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