make: *** No targets specified and no Makefile found. Stopped.

[Rudy M]

Hello QB64 programmers

from one day to another I can not compile anymore.

make: *** No targets specified and no Makefile found. Stopped.

I tryed to do a new install but I got the same error (from the GCC compiler.

So I think I have a problem with the compile parameters, but I do not found a solution for this problem in the tutorial.

Does anybode knows wath I need to do?

Greatings,
Rudy

[bplus]

With new install, did you start in completely separate and new Folder?

Say again your OS, as I recall you were attempting Raspberry.

"Makefile" is that Linux talking?

[Rudy M]

Good evening bplus,
(Belgium +-21h)

no I did not install in a complete new folder,
but... this evening I'm going to do it.

On my PC (Lenovo ThinkCentre, 8gbyte ram) I work with the normal QB64PE version.
The operating system is Linux Mint (Debian and Ubuntu based)

rudy@lenovo:~$ uname -a  (in a terminal window...)
Linux lenovo 6.8.0-83-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Sep  5 21:46:54 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
(Linux Mint is Ubuntu based...).

On my RaspberryPI I work with the old QB64 version.
Till to day, all routines I tested on my Lenovo works without errors on the RaspberryPI.
The RaspberryPi i use for beer-brewing and for alternative health systems (Dr. Hulda Clark, Rife...)

Makefile error comes from the gcc compiler (I saw this in the QB64PE, after F5... in the bottom window)

Now I'm going to try with a full install of QB64PE in a separate map.

Greatings,
Rudy M

[Rudy M]

Good evening bplus,
(Belgium +-21h)

no I did not install in a complete new folder,
but... this evening I'm going to do it.

On my PC (Lenovo ThinkCentre, 8gbyte ram) I work with the normal QB64PE version.
The operating system is Linux Mint (Debian and Ubuntu based)

rudy@lenovo:~$ uname -a  (in a terminal window...)
Linux lenovo 6.8.0-83-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Sep  5 21:46:54 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
(Linux Mint is Ubuntu based...).

On my RaspberryPI I work with the old QB64 version.
Till to day, all routines I tested on my Lenovo works without errors on the RaspberryPI.
The RaspberryPi i use for beer-brewing and for alternative health systems (Dr. Hulda Clark, Rife...)

Makefile error comes from the gcc compiler (I saw this in the QB64PE, after F5... in the bottom window)

Now I'm going to try with a full install of QB64PE in a separate map.

Greatings,
Rudy M

---

Hello bplus,

I followed Your tip, and did a full install of QB64PE  (qb64pe_lnx-4.2.0.tar.gz)
(without copying the old installation info of the previous installation!!!)

Everything works again normal.
At new compilations of my .bas files without errors!

Thank You!
Rudy M

[bplus]

OK good to hear!

[FCS_coder]

Just a note: the same thing happened to me.  After a re-install, I noticed that the bad install appeared to be missing the file: 'qb64pe.1' (Windows 32-bit)

[Rudy M]

Hello,
In Linux Mint I have also this file (qb64pe.1).

I take a look and the first sentence of this file is:
"TH qb64pe "1" "August 2022" "QB64 IDE AND COMPILER (Phoenix Edition)" "User Commands""
This is thus clearly part of the installation files / install instructions for QB64

To avoid confusing QB64 files with my own files I organize it as follows:

All files I make myself, libs and libinfo, examples from this forum, etc... (pe. Pigpio library for my RaspberryPI) i place them in maps beginning with the name "ruqb64_"  + the name of the subject(s).
(in Your case You could p.e. use "fcsqb64_")

p.e. The map containing qb64 .bas files to handle .csv files, I place them all in the map ruqb64_csv

Printscreen of my own maps:


Before a full install I rename the existing qb64pe map to "qb64pe_previous" or "qb64pe_old"
So I never overwrite my data maps.

Then I do the full install of qb64, and do some little test if everything works okay.

Thereafter I "copy and past" all the maps from the "qb64pe_previous"map or "qb64pe_old"old map to the new installed QB64pe map   (copy ruqb64*.*  ....).

I work in Linux, but in Windows You can do exactly the same.

Rudy M