"James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > VAR=abc > all: > echo $(VAR) > > In unix/bash, to override the variable defined in the makefile, > make VAR=123 > works. > > However > export VAR=123; make > or > VAR=123 make > does not seem to work. > > Is there a way to override using export variable method?
You can allow environment variables to override an assignment by using the following construction: VAR ?= abc regards Henrik -- The address in the header is only to prevent spam. My real address is: hc1(at)poolhem.se Examples of addresses which go to spammers: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils
