Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi,
I am getting the below error while running 'make'. I have also attached the Makefile details below. Kindly advice me to rectify this errror.
$ make
"Makefile", line 20: make: 1254-057 Shell command needs a leading tab.
"Makefile", line 23: make: 1254-057 Shell command needs a leading tab.
"Makefile", line 26: make: 1254-057 Shell command needs a leading tab.
"Makefile", line 29: make: 1254-057 Shell command needs a leading tab.
"Makefile", line 30: make: 1254-057 Shell command needs a leading tab.
make: 1254-058 Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue.
$

Makefile:
PROJECT=glMqLib
VERSION=1.2.0
TARGET=lib$(PROJECT).$(VERSION).so
CC=/usr/vacpp/bin/xlC_r
CCFLAGS=-g -qthreaded -qrtti=all -qfuncsect -qnamemangling=v5 -brtl
#-qchars=signed -qtemplateregistry=registry/myreg.reg
MQ_DIR=/usr/mqm
INCLUDE=-I/usr/jbc/include -I$(MQ_DIR)/inc
LIB=-L$(MQ_DIR)/lib -L/usr/jbc/lib -limqb23ia_r -limqc23ia_r -ljbase -lloadjBASE
#-lmqmcs_r

OBJECTS=mq_connection_manager.o glMqLibImpl.o

SUFFIXES: .cxx

all: $(OBJECTS)
$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -qmkshrobj -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(LIB) -lthread

test : test.o
$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -o test test.o $(LIB) -lsvld

cxx.o:
$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(INCLUDE) -c $<

clean:
rm -f $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
rm -f test test.o

Thanks & Regards
Peru.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

This message means exactly what it says. Lines in a makefile that consist of commands to be run during the make must begin with a tab character. In your case that is the $(CC) and rm lines. The syntax of a makefile is a bit opaque so you would do well to read up a bit. It looks like you're using the AIX make command but the GNU manual should still be helpful. Take a look at

http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

HTH

Jim Lane