Please try to add .PHONY: $(objdir)/bar.lo:
$(objdir)/bar.lo: to your Makefile.am On 15.02.2018 3:59, sea star wrote: > Hi, > > I have a set of object files built by libool and other set of object files > that are not built by libool. The non-libtool object files are created > outside of my project to which I have limited access. > > I have the following in my Makefile.am: > > objdir=/nfsmnt/projx/build/release/ > OBJS="$(objdir)/bar.o $(testdir)/foo.o" > > testSDB_SOURCES = $(testdir)/testSDB.cpp > > testSDB_LDADD = $(test_LIBS) $(OBJS) -lboost_system -lboost_thread > > testSDB_CPPFLAGS = $(SDB_FLAGS) $(CLIENT_FLAGS) $(SERVER_INCS) > > > > At the time of linking, I'm getting the following make error and it > complains that there is no make target for object files defined in OBJS. > > make: *** No rule to make target `"/nfsmnt/projx/build/release/bar.o', > needed by `testSDB'. Stop. > > Is there a way stop "make" looking for rule skip building bar.o/foo.o > instead just use the pre-built non-libtool object files during linking? If > so, how do I do that? > > I tried specifying OBJS in testSDB_Dependencies(testSDB_DEPENDENCIES= > $(OBJS)), but I was still getting the same error. I couldn't find the > suitable variables at https://www.gnu.org/software/ > automake/manual/automake.html#Program-and-Library-Variables to accomplish > my needs. > > Any help/advice? > > Thanks, > cvin >