No rule to make target error on "make"

[J. K. Cliburn]

On 3/4/06, Mariano López Reta <mlreta at alternativagratis.com> wrote:
> I need to just compile a module (ipaq) with a few mods, and when I
> "make", I keep getting this error.

Be sure that all indented rules are indented by a tab, not spaces. 
Just one of the subtle perversions of make.  Often, if you cut and
paste a Makefile from a website, you'll get spaces instead of a tab.