sounds like gnu make is not installed properly. If you type "make -
help" you should get the following
Find out where make is installed and make sure it is in your path.
You may need to reboot. You may also want to have someone close by
look at this. It is hard to debug these kind of problems long
distance
Usage: make [options] [target] ...
Options:
-b, -m Ignored for compatibility.
-B, --always-make Unconditionally make all targets.
-C DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
Change to DIRECTORY before doing
anything.
-d Print lots of debugging information.
--debug[=FLAGS] Print various types of debugging
information.
-e, --environment-overrides
Environment variables override
makefiles.
-f FILE, --file=FILE, --makefile=FILE
Read FILE as a makefile.
-h, --help Print this message and exit.
-i, --ignore-errors Ignore errors from commands.
-I DIRECTORY, --include-dir=DIRECTORY
Search DIRECTORY for included makefiles.
-j [N], --jobs[=N] Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with
no arg.
-k, --keep-going Keep going when some targets can't be
made.
-l [N], --load-average[=N], --max-load[=N]
Don't start multiple jobs unless load is
below N.
-L, --check-symlink-times Use the latest mtime between symlinks
and target.
-n, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon
Don't actually run any commands; just
print them.
-o FILE, --old-file=FILE, --assume-old=FILE
Consider FILE to be very old and don't
remake it.
-p, --print-data-base Print make's internal database.
-q, --question Run no commands; exit status says if up
to date.
-r, --no-builtin-rules Disable the built-in implicit rules.
-R, --no-builtin-variables Disable the built-in variable settings.
-s, --silent, --quiet Don't echo commands.
-S, --no-keep-going, --stop
Turns off -k.
-t, --touch Touch targets instead of remaking them.
-v, --version Print the version number of make and
exit.
-w, --print-directory Print the current directory.
--no-print-directory Turn off -w, even if it was turned on
implicitly.
-W FILE, --what-if=FILE, --new-file=FILE, --assume-new=FILE
Consider FILE to be infinitely new.
--warn-undefined-variables Warn when an undefined variable is
referenced.
This program built for i386-pc-mingw32
Report bugs to <
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