In data mercoledì 2008-09-17 14:26:33 +0000, Dave Korn ha scritto: > > Follow-up Comment #5, bug #18617 (project make): > > I would like to draw the attention of everyone in this thread to > > http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/ > "Remake - GNU Make with comprehensible tracing and a debugger" > > I find it an invaluable enhancement to make when debugging complex makefiles > full of generated code. Give it a try: you won't look back once you've > discovered how much easier life is when you can single-step through the source > of a makefile, set breakpoints, inspect variables and see the return values > from called functions.
I tried it and I found it awesome. BTW what is the problem with integrating it into mainline make? Having to use make for real compilation and having to use another tool for testing/debuggin is rather brittle... > Stefano: > > "It doesn't tell which the implicit rule is", are you sure? The trace shows > > > Trying implicit prerequisite `assert.cxx'. > > Found an implicit rule for > > > `/home/stefano/src/reilabs/flash2sip/contrib/src/ptlib_2.2.1/lib/obj_linux_x86_r/assert.o'. > > Therefore the implicit rule it is referring to must be of the form > > %.o: %.cxx > > mustn't it? Yes, but yet again it would be nice also to see *which* is the implicit rule used, rather than leave the user having to guess it. Regards. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make