%% "Derek M. Flynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: dmf> I'm using GNU make 3.79.1. The following makefile illustrates the dmf> problem I am observing:
dmf> FOO_LIB = -lm dmf> all : foo bar dmf> foo : foo.o $(FOO_LIB) dmf> bar : bar.o $(BAR_LIB) dmf> BAR_LIB = -lm dmf> whereas foo builds as expected, when GNU make tries to link bar.o dmf> to make bar, the expansion of $(BAR_LIB) is empty: dmf> It is as if the variables are immediately expanded. Is that expected? Absolutely. See the GNU make manual, section _How 'make' Reads a Makefile_. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://www.paulandlesley.org/gmake/ "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
