Re: right way to wrap/intercept submakes

2008-09-10 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hello John, * John Richetta wrote on Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 02:23:26PM CEST: > > Given the usual issues with recursive make variable definitions, it > doesn't appear to be possible to redefine $MAKE as I'd like. I'll ask you again: go a step backward, and explain the high-level goal that you woul

Re: right way to wrap/intercept submakes

2008-09-10 Thread John Richetta
I originally asked and suggested: If I want to execute a script between a top level make invocation and a submake, it appears that the only straightforward way to do it that is likely to be portable and reliable(?) is to redefine $MAKE. If I understand correctly, the right way to do this is

Re: right way to wrap/intercept submakes

2008-09-10 Thread John Richetta
On Sep 9, 2008, at 11:49 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: Hello John, * John Richetta wrote on Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 05:12:17AM CEST: If I want to execute a script between a top level make invocation and a submake, it appears that the only straightforward way to do it that is likely to be portabl