For example, I have this in my makefile:
CPP = dmc

and I want to use it as:
${CPP} abcde.cpp

The compiler print this out at console:
Error on line 3: '}' is not a valid filename char

I'm using normal make shipped with dmc 8.36, not smake.

"John" <John_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bl9dmd$2t09$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> For example, I have this in my makefile:
> CPP = dmc
>
> and I want to use it as:
> ${CPP} abcde.cpp
>
> The compiler print this out at console:
> Error on line 3: '}' is not a valid filename char
>
> I'm using normal make shipped with dmc 8.36, not smake.

Use (), not {}, to expand macros.

In my limited experience, only Borland's make (and maybe Microsoft's nmake) use curly braces. The portable way to do it is to use round braces

"John" <John_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bl9dmd$2t09$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> For example, I have this in my makefile:
> CPP = dmc
>
> and I want to use it as:
> ${CPP} abcde.cpp
>
> The compiler print this out at console:
> Error on line 3: '}' is not a valid filename char
>
> I'm using normal make shipped with dmc 8.36, not smake.
>
>