On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:59 PM, willard <pie...@willard.com> wrote: > When using the "-include filename"(instead of just "include filename"), if > this filename includes dependencies that are missing, makefile does not show > those missing dependencies... > > For example, if using: > > -include foo.d > > with foo.d being: > > foo.o: foo.c xxx.h > > Let's say xxx.h does not exist (and cannot be generated) , the make fails, > but it does not say it's because of xxx.h missing.
Well, what _does_ it say? When I set up things to match your description, it mentions xxx.h for me: $ ls Makefile foo.c foo.d $ cat Makefile all: foo -include foo.d $ cat foo.d foo.o: foo.c xxx.h $ make make: *** No rule to make target `xxx.h', needed by `foo.o'. Stop. $ make --version | head -1 GNU Make 3.81 Philip Guenther _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
