Need some help with a simple Makefile...

[kdawghomie]

I am trying to create a simple Makefile for a collection of code-files I have, but I get this error every time I compile:

/bin/sh: syntax error at line 1: "-c" unexpected
gmake: *** [gentext.o] Error 2

Of course, getting rid of all the -c's in my Makefile doesn't fix anything. Without them, I get:

/bin/sh: syntax error at line 1: `gentext.cpp' unexpected

I'm thinking there must be something really simple I'm missing here. Thanks for any help! Here's all the important bits of my Makefile code:

gmake gentext

#------------------------------------------------
# Variables

CXX = g++

CXXFLAGS = -Wall -ggdb $(M_DEBUG)

RANDOBJS = RandomNumGen.o testRandom.o

#-------------------------------------------------
# Rules to compile

PREFOBJS = gentext.o Prefix2.o RandomNumGen.o

gentext: $(PREFOBJS) 
	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(PREFOBJS) -o gentext

gentext.o: 
	$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c gentext.cpp

Prefix2.o: Prefix2.cpp Prefix2.h
	$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c Prefix2.cpp

RandomNumGen.o:
	$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c RandomNumGen.cpp

#-------------------------------------------------

Prefix2.o: Prefix2.h

testRandom: $(RANDOBJS)
	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(RANDOBJS) -o testRandom
$(RANDOBJS): RandomNumGen.h

[drl]

Hi.

You appear to have used "&" instead of "$" in several places. That will probably fire off the preceding text as a background process, and the subsequent text as another command ... cheers, drl

[Lakshmipathi]

yes,as drl said seems like you have used & instead of $ in following lines

gentext.o:
$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c gentext.cpp

Prefix2.o: Prefix2.cpp Prefix2.h
$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c Prefix2.cpp

RandomNumGen.o:
$(CXX) &(CXXFLAGS) -c RandomNumGen.cpp

Replace all your & into $.

[kdawghomie]

oh dear. i feel sufficiently dumb for not realizing such a small but significant error in my code. Thanks for the help!