%% gk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: g> I am trying to include a makefile which contains the names of other g> makefiles to include. If the first makefile is out of date, it is g> rebuilt using a pattern rule but after that point no more files can g> be included.
g> It appears that make only gives you one shot when using g> auto-generated included makefiles: all included makefiles must be g> named in the top level makefile. Make definitely will try to rebuild _all_ included makefiles, no matter how deep they are. Here's an example: $ cat Makefile %.mk : %.mk.in ; cp $< $@ include one.mk all:;@echo $(FOO) $ cat one.mk.in FOO = one include two.mk $ cat two.mk.in FOO = two $ make Makefile:2: one.mk: No such file or directory cp one.mk.in one.mk one.mk:2: two.mk: No such file or directory cp two.mk.in two.mk two $ make two Your rules are very complex so I didn't spend a lot of time on them, but it sounds to me like your pattern rule is not matching the included makefiles. You can use "make -d" to watch what make is trying to rebuild and how it's trying to match the rules. If you can't figure it out please provide a small, simple example (like I used above) that doesn't need lots of extra files and directories and demonstrates the problem. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
