%% Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: dj> In Info, one cannot find how to change PATH in a Makefile. dj> PATH=/usr/sbin:$(PATH) won't do without spelling out PATH. dj> The best one can do is once on each line: dj> P=PATH=/usr/sbin:$$PATH dj> a: dj> $P; which faubackup
??? You can set PATH to a value that includes itself in the exact same way you can set any other variable to a value that includes itself: you use simply-expanded variables: PATH := /usr/sbin:$(PATH) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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