make: don't know how to make issue3 (continuing) There should be no text after the colon: touch .a There should be no text after the colon: touch .a.b There should be no text after the colon: touch .b.a touch issue5a.c first set cp issue5a.c issue5a.d touch issue5b.d first set cp issue5b.d issue5b.c touch issue5c.d first set cp issue5c.d issue5c touch issue5d.d first set cp issue5d.d issue5d.e touch issue5e.e first set cp issue5e.e issue5e.d make: don't know how to make issue6.f (continuing) touch issue10.d first set cp issue10.d issue10.e touch issue11.h touch issue11.first .ALLSRC: issue11.h issue11.first cp issue11.h issue11.i touch issue11.second .ALLSRC: issue11.i issue11.second cp issue11.i issue11.j `all' not remade because of errors. exit status 0