[Genome] Genome Browser Source Compile Error

[Hiram Clawson]

Good Morning Kelvin:

This looks like your make is not the gnu make.  What does
the command 'make -v' display for a make version ?  See if your
system has a gmake command.  It should display the GNU
copyright and version with: 'gmake -v'  Something like this:
GNU Make 3.80

If gmake exists, set the MAKE environment variable:
$ MAKE=gmake
$ export MAKE
Then run gmake to build your system.

--Hiram

Kelvin Andrews wrote:
> Hi I'm trying to compile the genome browser source. According to these, 
> http://genome.ucsc.edu/admin/jk-install.html , instructions. Currently 
> using a freebsd installed system. It gives an error at step 6. Looks 
> something like this after I run =>make libs
> 
> cd lib && make
> "../inc/common.mk", line 2: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 4: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 12: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 14: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 15: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 17: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 19: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 20: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 22: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 24: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 25: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 27: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 30: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 32: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 37: Missing dependency operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 40: Need an operator
> "../inc/common.mk", line 43: Need an operator
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /localhome/ucsc/bin/i386/jksrc/kent/src.
> 
> Any insight would be appreciated.
> 
> Yours Sincerely
> 
> Kelvin Andrews
> 
> National Bioinformatics Network
> South Africa