[I wrote] > I don't see why we use $* at all -- of the 150 or so instances, it > looks like they *all* could be replaced with $< or $@. The GNU make > info page actually deprecates $* except for use with implicit rules.
Oh and hey, look at that. Three of the usages are even buggy. # see arch/ppc/boot/common/Makefile # see arch/ppc/boot/mbx/Makefile # see arch/ia64/boot/Makefile .S.s: $(CPP) $(AFLAGS) -traditional -o $*.o $< Peter _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel