Perhaps an enhancement could be requested to allow specifying the parts of the database to output with --print-data-base (eg --print-data-base=rules)?
HTH, Noel
Ken Smith wrote:
That almost does what I want. However, I would like to see nothing but plain text in this output, no make variables.
Ken
Noel Yap wrote:
I usually use "gmake -npqr" when debugging makefiles. IIRC, it's the "-p" that's the feature you describe below.
HTH, Noel
Ken Smith wrote:
While debugging make files, I have frequently thought it might be nice to see what the files contain after make processes them. In particular, I would like to see what the rules and variables look like. Here is an example of a situation where I think this would be useful.
---BEGIN---makefile $(SOMEPREFIX)%.new : %.in
include anotherfile.mk ---END---makefile
---BEGIN---anotherfile.mk SOMEPREFIX = prefix ---END---anotherfile.mk
When make runs, we'll have this for the definition of the pattern rule.
---BEGIN---makefile.out %.new : %.in ---END---makefile.out
If we had included anotherfile.mk at the top of makefile, we would instead have this.
---BEGIN---makefile.out
prefix%.new : %.in
---END---makefile.out
Sometimes, errors like this are hard to detect. I would like to be able to run my makefiles through some processor (make -someflag > makefile.out) and see what make thinks I'm telling it. here's more straightforward example.
---BEGIN---makefile a=target b=$(a) c=$(b) target=hi d=$($(c)) ---END---makefile
After running through the debugging feature I'm talking about, makefile.out would contain the following.
---BEGIN---makefile.out a=target b=target c=target target=hi d=hi ---END---makefile.out
Does something like this already exist? If it doesn't could it be added to GNU make?
Ken Smith
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