Cygwin make error : *** target pattern contains no `%'

Question

I got this error while (re)building, using cygwin make.exe version :3.81.

Error : *** target pattern contains no `%\'.

Answer 1

I had to change the following in my make file to be compatible with Make_381:
before:
ARDUINO_BASE_DIR = C:\programs/arduino

now:
ARDUINO_BASE_DIR = \\programs/arduino