On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 06:28 +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > This rule breaks down: > > > > obj\%.o: src\%.c > > > > This should however be handled correctly on windows... no ? > > It cannot be fixed easily, as the backslash is required to be able to > use a literal percent character.
Eli is correct. The GNU make manual defines the sequence "\%" to be a literal "%" (the backslash escapes the percent so it's not treated as a pattern match character). It's remotely possible that you can get what you want this way: obj\\%.o: src\\%.c since GNU make defines that a backslash can be used to escape a backslash that would otherwise escape a percent; so the above should resolve to what you want. However, I can't say for sure this will work. In general it's best to follow Eli's excellent advice and use "/" instead of "\" in your makefiles, even on Windows. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ Make-w32 mailing list Make-w32@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/make-w32
