I'm getting the following output:
$ ls -ld ../install/common/. drwxr-x--- 5 yapn morgan 96 Nov 9 16:52 ../install/common/./ $ ls -ld ../install/common/make/.: ls: ../install/common/make/.\:: No such file or directory $ cat mf2 install.DIR := ../install $(install.DIR)/common/%/.: | $(install.DIR)/common/. @echo building $(@): $(^) $(install.DIR)/%/.: @echo building $(@): $(^) $ gmake -f mf2 ../install/common/make/. building ../install/common/make/.: ../install/common/. I would expect the rule not to have been triggered. When I do a "gmake -npqr" on it, I see: # Implicit Rules ../install/common/%/.: ../install/common/. # commands to execute (from `mf2', line 4): @echo building $(@): $(^) Note that the order dependency rule became a normal dependency. If I switch the two rules, everything works fine: $ cat mf1 install.DIR := ../install $(install.DIR)/%/.: @echo building $(@): $(^) $(install.DIR)/common/%/.: | $(install.DIR)/common/. @echo building $(@): $(^) $ gmake -f mf1 ../install/common/make/. gmake: `../install/common/make/.' is up to date. Any ideas? Thanks, Noel _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make