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Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] problems with Makefile.nmake when compling ehereal

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From: 蓝思中 <sir.arrogant@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 05:56:02 -0000
this dependence is from ethereal-0.10.9\Makefile.nmake
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ethereal.exe : config.h svnversion.h $(ethereal_OBJECTS) epan gtk image\ethereal.res wiretap\wiretap-$(WTAP_VERSION).lib gtk\libui.lib plugins
 @echo Linking $@
 $(LINK) @<<
  /OUT:ethereal.exe $(guiflags) $(guilibsdll) $(LDFLAGS) /SUBSYSTEM:windows $(ethereal_LIBS) $(GTK1_LIBS) gtk\libui.lib $(ethereal_OBJECTS) image\ethereal.res
<<
 
and this is from ethereal-0.10.9\wiretap\Makefile.nmake
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wiretap-$(WTAP_VERSION).dll : $(OBJECTS) wtap.def ..\image\wiretap.res
 $(link) $(dlllflags) $(conlibsdll) \
  $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) \
  /DEF:wtap.def /OUT:wiretap-$(WTAP_VERSION).dll \
  /IMPLIB:wiretap-$(WTAP_VERSION).lib \
  ..\image\wiretap.res \
  $(OBJECTS) $(wiretap_LIBS)
MY PROPLEMS ARE:
the creation of objects in $(ethereal_OBJECTS) and $(OBJECTS) are always ignored by NMAKE no matter whether these objects
are existing or not.
 
 
but if I modify the Makefile.nmakes in this way as follow,it would go well..........
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all :obj ethereal.exe
obj: $(ethereal_OBJECTS)
ethereal.exe : config.h svnversion.h epan gtk image\ethereal.res wiretap\wiretap-$(WTAP_VERSION).lib gtk\libui.lib plugins
 @echo Linking $@
 $(LINK) @<<
  /OUT:ethereal.exe $(guiflags) $(guilibsdll) $(LDFLAGS) /SUBSYSTEM:windows $(ethereal_LIBS) $(GTK1_LIBS) gtk\libui.lib $(ethereal_OBJECTS) image\ethereal.res
<<
 
So can any one tell me what is wrong with this Makefile or even NMAKE?
by the way, what is the differences between this two statements:
all :: dep1,dep2
all : dep1,dep2
 
Any help much appreciated!!!
 
 
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