Thanks all for the suggestions. I will give it a try... nick
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 14:08, Ralf Wildenhues <ralf.wildenh...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi Nicolas, > > * Nicolas Bock wrote on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 05:11:26PM CET: >> (1) I can use C++ and rewrite the function header as a template. >> (2) I can define a macro for the preprocessor that is either defined >> as "float" or "double" and then compile the function source twice, the >> first time with $CC -DFLOAT=float and the second time with $CC >> -DFLOAT=double. >> >> Is option (2) possible within automake without excessive hackery? > > Yes. > >> Is it advisable? Is there a third option that I might want to >> consider? > > I'd say it's normal mumbo jumbo. See 'info Automake true'. > > bin_PROGRAMS = foo > foo_SOURCES = ... (other sources) > foo_LDADD = libfood.a libfoof.a > > noinst_LIBRARIES = libfood.a libfoof.a > libfood_a_SOURCES = bar.c > libfoof_a_SOURCES = $(libfood_a_SOURCES) > libfood_a_CPPFLAGS = -DFLOAT=float > > Hope that helps. > > Cheers, > Ralf >
