Bryan Murdock wrote:
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:10:39 -0600, Hyrum Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hello all,
I'm trying to build a generic makefile rule, so that every time I get
some more app code for one of my classes, I don't have to add a bunch of
rules to the makefile, I just have to add the output binary to one
place, and make magically finds it.

I'm not having very much success, though.  Here are the relevant
portions of the makefile.

BIN_FILES=\
        lab5.bin \
        lab4d.bin \
        lab4c.bin \
        lab4b.bin

$(BIN_FILES): %.bin: %.s
       nasm $@ -o $< -l %.lst

By my understanding, assuming the makefile knows how to build the
corresponding .s file, this should do that, and then build the .bin
file.  This rule should be applicable for each of the files specified in
the BIN_FILES variable.  Except, it doesn't work.  I simply the
following back from make:

mustard ee425lab $ make
Make: Don't know how to make %.bin:.  Stop.

I've checked the GNU make documentation online, and this seems to be the
convention that they use.  Any ideas why it isn't working for me?


Is mustard still an hpux box? If so, you probably need to type gmake
instead of make. hpux make probably doesn't do static pattern rules. Otherwise, I don't see a problem with syntax.

Bryan

P.S. You have no idea what feelings of nostolgia mustard brings back
for me.  I spent many hours doing layout (or, laying out) on mustard
for ee 451 back in the day.  One of the better spice lab machines,
with an easy name to remember for remote logins.  Man, those were the
days!

mustard is still is an hpux box, and gmake does indeed solve the problem. Thanks! The rule doesn't replace the % in the %.lst part of the command. Is there any way to get the stem of the file and use that as the stem for the .lst file? (e.g., is there some sort of special variable which I've overlooked?)

-Hyrum

--
Fruit flies like a banana.

http://www.hyrumwright.org

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