gcl make fails: "No rule to make target ../mp/libmport.a, needed by raw_gcl.

>I get the error below when running make on the most recent version
>of gcl out of cvs repository.  I get the same error for gcl 2.4.  I
>am running RH 7.2 (kernel 2.4.7-10) and have tried gcc 2.95-4 and
>3.0.2.  Both gave the same error:

forgive me if I have repeated myself (again)...I can't find record 
on my machine for having transmitted a response to this question....

1.  I believe I've had the same "apparent" problem with "make" in the
    GCL 2.4 build.  "make" isn't the source of the problem;
    "configure" fails but unless you read the transcript carefully (or
    you know what to expect) you'll miss it.  "configure" can be fixed
    on a case basis by editting the 'EMACS_*" variables with the
    actual path applicable to your system.

2.  2nd, although this will build gcl 2.4, the subsequent maxima build
    will NOT pass "make test".  So if the effort in compiling GCL is
    to build maxima, don't bother.  Building it w/ CLISP seems to be
    the easiest.

mike
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