"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to create a Makefile (my first one:). 

> When someone calls "gmake commit"  I want the "check" target to be
> processed first

If so "check" is said to be a prerequisite of "commit".

> help:
>         @echo "usage blah blah blah"
> 
> check:
>         @syntax_checker $(CONFIG_DIR)
> 
> commit:
>         @cvs commit -m $(LOG_MESSAGE)

To tell the rule about a prerequisite you write the prerequisites after
the colon on the target line, something like:

commit: check
        @cvs commit -m $(LOG_MESSAGE)

regards Henrik
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