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Rajat Audichya
Rajat Audichya

Reputation: 59

make command not working in windows command prompt

I am trying to install a Github project named oTranscribe on my system, this is the first time I am installing any project from Github.

I followed the given process to install the project:-

  1. Install Node.js and NPM
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies
  3. Run make build_prod to compile the dist folder.

I successfully completed the first two process, and installed make on the system and added the PATH variable as well. The problem comes when I try to run the last command i.e make build_prod; when I execute the command and press enter the command prompt does nothing and when I press enter twice it shows me the following error.

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\AUDICHYA>cd C:\xampp\htdocs\oTranscribe-master

C:\xampp\htdocs\oTranscribe-master>make build_prod dist

make compile_static
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/xampp/htdocs/oTranscribe-master'
# clear out existing dist folder
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, # clear out existing dist folder, ...) failed
.
make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
make[1]: *** [compile_static] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/xampp/htdocs/oTranscribe-master'
make: *** [build_prod] Error 2

C:\xampp\htdocs\oTranscribe-master>

Please let me know what should I do further?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5737

Answers (1)

Alex Cohn
Alex Cohn

Reputation: 57203

The instructions say that you should run

make build_prod

The makefile does not define the dist target.

Upvotes: 2

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