Hello, I can generate a few file names with an approach like the following.
MY_FILES::= $(foreach index,$(shell seq 2 -1 0),$(eval MY_FILES+=X$(index).txt)) all: $(MY_FILES) @echo '|$^|' $(MY_FILES): ; Now I am looking for a way to extract the number from the shown prerequisite. Can I get such encoded data by standard make and shell functions? Regards, Markus _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make