I got this error while (re)building, using cygwin make.exe version :3.81. <pre class="prettyprint"><code>Error : *** target pattern contains no `%'. </code></pre>

This error is due to a presence of a <code>":"</code>. Therefore it no longer supports windows paths. You need to download version 3.80 and replace the <code>make.exe</code> in the <code>\bin</code> directory. Apparently it needs <code>cygintl12.dll</code> too.

<ul> <li> rollback to make 3.80 (Geant4) <ul> <li><code>cd /usr/bin</code></li> <li><code>mv make.exe make_381.exe</code></li> <li><code>wget http://geant4.cern.ch/support/extras/cygwin/make.exe</code></li> <li><code>chmod +x make.exe</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>install <code>libintl2</code> from cygwin setup for the required <code>cygintl-2.dll</code></li> </ul>

Cygwin make error : *** target pattern contains no `%'

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I got this error while (re)building, using cygwin make.exe version :3.81.

Error : *** target pattern contains no `%'.

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asked Mar 02 '09 07:03

Reno

2 Answers

This error is due to a presence of a ":". Therefore it no longer supports windows paths. You need to download version 3.80 and replace the make.exe in the \bin directory.

Apparently it needs cygintl12.dll too.

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answered Oct 09 '22 00:10

Reno

rollback to make 3.80 (Geant4)
- cd /usr/bin
- mv make.exe make_381.exe
- wget http://geant4.cern.ch/support/extras/cygwin/make.exe
- chmod +x make.exe
install libintl2 from cygwin setup for the required cygintl-2.dll