Make is choking on some syntax I used to help simplify choosing between
file system and http file access.  You can try the following:

make METHOD_OBJS=`$(HTTP_OBJS)`

or if that doesn't work, you'll need to edit your makefile.  Modify the
line that says:

METHOD_OBJS=$($(METHOD)_OBJS)

to

METHOD_OBJS=$(HTTP_OBJS)

Also, I would like to ask for suggestions on how to deal with this.  It
seems that many Make's do no

At 10:00 AM 11/20/98 -0800, James Cramton wrote:
>I'm trying to compile Swish-e on my web server at an ISP.  The system type
>is BSDI BSD/OS 3.1 Kernel #5.  Gcc is installed, and normally works fine.
>I've followed the directions from the README-SWISH-E file, modified my gcc
>path, and I issue the compile command:
>
>bash$ make METHOD=HTTP
>make CFLAGS="-g" check.o file.o index.o search.o error.o  hash.o list.o
>mem.o string.o merge.o swish.o _OBJS)
>/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: ")" unexpected
>*** Error code 2
>
>Stop.
>bash$
>
>Any clue what's holding up this installation?
>
>Thanks,
>
>James
>
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