/usr/bin/bash: -c: line 20: syntax error near unexpected token `(' while using make command to install sphinxbase

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Being grateful for some people on the Internet who helped me at stackexchange(and stackoverflow,sourceforge.....), I finally got to the step "make" when I want to build the cmu sphinxbase from source.

Here are the most recent commands I execute under sphinxbase directory (Windows cygwin):

 - $./autogen.sh  
 - $./configure 
 - $make

I got this message:

/usr/bin/bash: -c: line 20: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /usr/bin/bash: -c: line 20: ` (CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd $subdir && C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/bin/make $local_target) \' make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

After some information searching, I guess that this is due to the $PATH variable issue. I am not pretty sure if the error raises because of the behavior of cygwin or maybe of the GNU-make(for win32). If the system searches for some string containing usr/bin/, it might get the wrong route.

Maybe there is something else I haven't noticed, so I welcome any helps or ideas.

Edited: Please see my Makefile link here.

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Your speculations seem unfounded. What exactly is in the Makefile? If it's online, please edit your question to link to it. - tripleee
It seems you are mixing a cygwin build with not cygwin make. Be sure to have a cygwin make - matzeri
Do you intend to use make from GnuWin32 or do you intend to be using the Cygwin make. If you're building software for Cygwin it should be the latter. - Iguananaut
@Iguananaut,Both of you and Matzeri are right. After I apt-cyg install make in the cygwin, the sphinxbase directory can allow me to make without those errors. - Cindy

3 Answers

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As Iguananaut and Matzeri say in the comment,

cygwin make is not cygwin build

and

cygwin make is not GNUwin32 make

I open my cygwin and execute

apt-cyg install make

And redo the make command under the sphinxbase directory. It works fine. (However, we need to install apt-cyg in advance.)

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Never use Cygwin for Linux things, it is always broken. Simply install Linux in a virtual machine.

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Only a guess: Quote this to:

"C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/bin/make"
                 ^^

(... or the related symbol)