I've implemented that myself, but only using autoconf, not automake. I'd be happy to post a description if it's of interest. The basic idea is to make sure all variables are fully qualified so there are no clashes between any Makefile fragments in the whole system.
(I also prefer to avoid phony rules in the innards of the Makefiles; dependencies should be on real files. That makes these complex things easier to understand - fewer long chains to follow - and I suspect it helps avoid problems with make -j2. Dunno if it's really key.) - Dan -----Original Message----- From: Harlan Stenn To: Richard Boulton Cc: Harlan Stenn; Automake; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 5/2/2002 4:48 PM Subject: Re: monolithic Makefile.am Does anybody have some examples of how this works? And is it possible to go to any spot in the tree and have a "make" do a monolithic (non-recursive "make") build of the descendent hierarchy? H
