%% "Peter Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: pr> I'd like to have a startup rule invoked before any other rule, and pr> a cleanup rule invoked just before make exits. Something similar pr> to the BEGIN and END rules in awk; or something like constructors pr> and destructors in an OO language. What would be the most simple pr> and most robust way to accomplish this?
You can emulate a "begin" type rule with $(shell ...) _foo := $(shell ...my commands...) There is no simple way to do an "end" type rule. The best you can do is use recursion, which is kind of messy. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
