I think it would be a cleaner solution if you skipped those variables and instead wrote something like this:-8<----------------------------------------- texfiles = main1.tex main2.tex all_pdf = $(texfiles:.tex=.pdf) all: $(all_pdf) main1.pdf: section1.tex section3.tex main2.pdf: section2.tex section1.tex $(all_pdf): main%.pdf: main%.tex @echo "All prerequisites:" $^ touch $@ -8<-----------------------------------------
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! Yves
