nice one Ken

yer i tryed it off the top level of C:\ and still no joy. Just going to try Ken's idea....
Didnt seem to build that way Ken. must be somthing i have installed on box. sort of start to build- even complies the Java but no Lib's for me.
i get to error2. heres the dump if it helps?
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\aNt.PUNKARSE>cd c:\
C:\>cd jogl\make
C:\jogl\make>make -f Makefile2 win32 VC7=1
Makefile2:930: target `../build/obj' given more than once in the same rule.
VC7 is defined, using Microsoft Visual C++ 7 compiler for native code.
mkdir -p ../build/obj ../build/obj/jogl ../build/obj ../build/gensrc/classes/ne
t/java/games/jogl/impl ../build/gensrc/native/jogl ../build/classes ../build/gen
src/classes/net/java/games/gluegen/cgram
make: *** [../build/obj] Error 255
C:\jogl\make>
if i use Cygwin (bash shell). 'make' gets alot more done but it still ends in two errors and no Libs are built.
the joal builds just cool under 'ant'

- it must be all in the name... and 'ant' build.xml in the cvs would rock.
tops
aNt