make error: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.‏

[Richard H. McCullough]

I picked a bad example, since you don't have my source files.
The point is this: I've been using Cygwin "make" for years
and never had a problem.  In the last week, "make" suddenly
changed -- it does nothing but stop on every makefile.

You must have released a new version of "make" which
is definitely broken.

Just think about it -- why should "make" suddenly force me to add
       %: force
targets for all my existing targets?
 
Dick McCullough 
Context Knowledge Systems
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