CLIPS compilation

327 Views Asked by Emile At 15 April 2025 at 08:59

I would like to compile CLIPS on Windows to get object files necessary to a binding with GNAT Ada.

I have downloaded the package clips_core_source_630.zip which provides core & makefiles directories

makefile.g++
makefile.gcc
makefile.lib
makefile.lib++
makefile.win

I tried to compile with MinGW through the commands :

mingw32-make makefile.gcc

mingw32-make makefile.g++

But the answer is always : Nothing to be done ! And of course no object file has been generated.

What am I doing wrong with that approach ?

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merlin2011 On 31 December 2016 at 19:34

Normally the argument to a make command is the desired target, not the name of the Makefile.

Since the file given as an argument already exists, there is nothing to be done.

If you want to build the project, try just a simple mingw32-make in the directory containing the Makefiles.

If that doesn't work, you can specify the file with -f.

mingw32-make -f makefile.g++