It does; tpike is no more. The depend target already had a provision for not entering post_modules when a fresh pike doesn't exist.
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS
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2003-02-19 23:12: Subject: make depend (7.5 cvs)
There's a note about that in README-CVS. Removing tpike should go a long way in avoiding this awkwardness. Probably all of it.
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS