On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Robert Collins wrote: > > > > and substitution of existing Makefile defines (but not defines based > > on autoconf substituted values) should also work so the following > > should produce the same result: > > > > FOO_BAR=foo/bar++ > > $(xlate $(FOO_BAR))_SOURCES > > > > This would be extremely useful since it would allow a package's > > directory organization to be re-arranged without excruciating pain. > > Hmm, I'd prefer to do it via the include mechanism - see my crude, but > effective updated proof of concept - posted here a minute ago.
I like your include approach. It helps convert existing recursive builds into non-recursive builds with minimum pain. However, there are sufficient reasons to write only one Makefile (e.g. source tree is treated as "read only", or personal preference) that both mechanisms should be supported. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen
