Re: Exporting variables

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Fred" == F Labrosse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Fred>   DEFINESDOC=`echo @DEFS@ | sed -e "y/-D/  /"` && \
Fred>   export VERSION DEFINESDOC DOC_H_FILES && \
Fred>   makeDoc && \
Fred>   touch doc

Fred> Only DEFINESDOC is available in makeDoc!!! i.e. the variables
Fred> not defined in the rule are not exported (their value is correct
Fred> just before calling makeDoc).

You have to set the variables in your rule explicitly:

VERSION="$(VERSION)" DOC_H_FILES="$(DOC_H_FILES)"

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