%% Yaroslav Halchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> However, this cannot work. See the GNU make Manual, section "Chains of >> Implicit Rules" in the chapter "Implicit Rules": >> No single implicit rule can appear more than once in a chain. This >> means that `make' will not even consider such a ridiculous thing as >> >...<
yh> but should not it be parametrised, ie "implicit rule cannot appear yh> more than X (X now is 1) times in the chain"... and X (default 1) yh> could be overridden in Makefile. I think it would of some yh> use... If you'd like to see something like this please file it as a bug with a group of "Enhancement" on the Savannah project page for GNU make. I can't guarantee anything will happen but it's the best way to get something like this considered for the future. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make