Hello, The export directive can be used to communicate variables to sub-makes.
Is there a way to communicate a variable up-stream, or between makefiles in the same depth of recursion. I thought I would try to setup an environment variable from within a makefile, either using FOOBAR=value in a recipe, or $(shell FOOBAR=value) , outside one. But this does not seem to work - it only works in the context of that same makefile, but not outside of it, How can I do this through environment variables? (I can probably use writing to a file to store that information, but I would rather use env variables). I somehow suspect this is a stupid question. Oh well, let Paul & others laugh at my naivety. Mark _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list Help-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make