How do I fix "make: No rule to make target `config'"?

Question

When I type make config in the terminal, the system responds with:

make: *** No rule to make target `config'.  Stop.

Any idea how to fix that problem?

@MichaelKjorling Do you want to update the description, as it is a little messy towards the end of the code? — Kevdog777, Nov 29 '13 at 15:21
@Kevdog777 Better now? (Next time, you can do it yourself; even if you don't have the rep to make immediate edits, you can always suggest them.) — user, Nov 29 '13 at 15:24
It wouldn't let me, it needed to be more than 6 edits - but that is better, thanks :) — Kevdog777, Nov 29 '13 at 15:25
What are you trying to do? This command only makes sense if there is a makefile in the current directory containing a rule to build the target config. Why were you expecting it to work? — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', Nov 29 '13 at 23:04
Please [edit] your question and explain what you were doing when you got that error. — terdon, Nov 30 '13 at 05:15

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '13 at 16:29

You can't run make config just anywhere - You have to be in a directory which contains a Make file. To verify:

ls Makefile

This file has to contain a target called config:

grep ^config Makefile

(this last command will not match all possible Makefile syntax, but if it's a simple file it should at least show you if there is another target like configure or configuration.)

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '13 at 15:13

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It means that make doesn't know what to do with the config argument. It does not exist. Read the Makefile to determine what you need.

answered Nov 29 '13 at 15:13

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l0b0 · Answer 3 · 2013-11-29T16:28:02.330

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Software configuration on *nix is usually made by running the configure script in the project top-level directory:

cd /path/to/project
./configure

Have you tried that?

edited Nov 29 '13 at 16:28

answered Nov 29 '13 at 15:38

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You mean I have to find the ./configure or what? – MakaraPr Nov 29 '13 at 15:57

How do I fix "make: No rule to make target `config'"?

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