Hi Randy, "Randy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> a.prm b.prm : prerequisite > commonbuildrule > > wants to execute the build rule for each of a.prm and b.prm. However, > I don't want this to happen. Not only is this a want, but it is a > need, since the build rule takes several minutes to execute (and > in my actual situation, there are many targets, not just two). Convert it to an implicit pattern rule: all: a.prm b.prm a.% b.% : prerequisite commonbuildrule hth, -boris -- Boris Kolpackov Code Synthesis Tools CC http://www.codesynthesis.com Open-Source, Cross-Platform C++ XML Data Binding _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils