%% Kanna Potharlanka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: kp> I am trying to do the following in my Makefile.
kp> BUILD_DIR = `current_tag` kp> include $BUILD_DIR/Makefile.inc I'm assuming your makefile actually says "include $(BUILD_DIR)/Makefile.inc" This won't work: make does not expand backquotes. Backquotes are a shell feature, not a make feature. If you're using GNU make you can use the $(shell ...) function: BUILD_DIR := $(shell current_tag) This is not portable to other versions of make of course. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
