> But this is way off-topic for this list. Sorry, What do you mean? Do you think GCC4.1 is able to parse this makefile without any additional switch or command? If yes, then why I get this error? How can I be sure that m4 is installed? Maybe the path is changed?! Thanks, Brian Dessent wrote: > > mahmoodn wrote: > >> The problem is about m4. I get an error "m4 unrecognized". How can I fix >> it? >> It seems that oldr versions used m4, but I don't know what happened to it >> in >> newer version. > > m4 is a general purpose text processing program/language. It's not > specific to C or gcc, nor is it part of make; it's just a regular > command. I'd be surprised if there existed a linux distro or unix > vendor in the world that didn't have a m4 package that you can select to > install, as it's a standard unix tool going back decades. But this is > way off-topic for this list. > > Brian > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Need-help-for-an-old-makefile-tp16722559p16780528.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.