On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Paul D. Smith wrote: > bm> %.out: %.in > bm> @echo "creating $@ from $<"
> If you want a makefile that's portable between many variants of make you > need to use suffix rules: > > .SUFFIXES: .in .out > .in.out: > @echo "creating $@ from $<" Thanks for helping, Paul. So my example was a bit simple. In my case the source files are in another directory. So I guess I can use .PATH (for BSD) and VPATH for GNU make. > Of course, a better way to go is to just require the use of GNU make: > requiring a portable make is infinitely simpler than writing portable > makefiles. Yes, I see your point. -- Bill Moseley [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
