%% Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sr> deps_foo.o := foo.h
sr> foo.o : % : $(deps_%) bar.h FORCE sr> @echo $^ sr> When executed I expected it to print: sr> foo.h bar.h FORCE sr> But it only prints bar.h FORCE Right. sr> Is it coorect behaviour that make does not expand the variable sr> $(deps_foo.o)? Yes, because that's not the variable you asked to expand. You asked it to expand the variable $(deps_%). sr> % is equal to foo.o in the above example, No it isn't; or at least it isn't when the prerequisites line is expanded. The entire target definition line, including the prerequisites, is expanded _BEFORE_ the line is parsed. When expansion happens the pattern substitution hasn't occurred yet, so you're expanding a variable named "deps_%" which doesn't exist, and so it expands to nothing. See the GNU make manual for a precise description of when expansion happens in various constructs. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "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
