Sorry, I am a newbie ... I dont understand. thanks
--- Noel Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This doesn't mean that copyfile.sh is not exiting > prior to finishing. > > G2345C wrote: > > because the next statement get executed and it > failed > > because foo.o is not yet get copy. > > > > Now if I modified the makefile to this: > > all : > > $(SHELL) ./copyfile.sh > > then run it. > > > > wait for about 1 minute.... > > then modify the makefile to this: > > all : > > cd $(OBJ_DIR) && mv foo.o newfoo > > > > then run again it work great > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > > > > > --- Noel Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Are you sure copyfile.sh doesn't exit until it's > >>done? How do you know? > >> > >>G2345C wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Sorry for the confusion. My typo problem > >>> > >>>the makefile is like this: > >>>all : > >>> $(SHELL) ./copyfile.sh > >>> cd $(OBJ_DIR) && mv foo.o newfoo.o > >>> > >>>foo.o is a very large file that copy to > $(OBJ_DIR) > >> > >>by > >> > >>>the 'copyfile.sh' script. > >>>While the copy is in progress the 'mv' is > >> > >>executing > >> > >>>cause it to fail becase foo.c is not yet copy to > >> > >>the > >> > >>>$(OBJ_DIR) > >>> > >>>Thanks > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>--- "Paul D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>%% G2345C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>> > >>>> g> How do I ask the make file to wait for the > >>>>script > >>>> g> finished its execution then move on to the > >> > >>next > >> > >>>>step. > >>>> > >>>>It always does. > >>>> > >>>> g> Look at the 'all' target below, I want to > >> > >>wait > >> > >>>>for the > >>>> g> 'copyfile.sh' script finish before 'cd to > >>>>OBJ_DIR' but > >>>> g> it always 'cd to OBJ_DIR' before the script > >>>>finish > >>>> g> copy file > >>>> > >>>>No it doesn't. > >>>> > >>>> g> all : > >>>> g> $(SHELL) ./copyfile.sh > >>>> g> cd $(OBJ_DIR) > >>>> > >>>> g> (the script copy several large file, that is > >>>>how I know it cd to > >>>> g> the OBJ_DIR before the copy finish) > >>>> > >>>>I don't see how the fact that the script copies > >>>>several large files > >>>>tells you anything about when the cd runs. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Remember that the working directory is a > function > >> > >>of > >> > >>>>your current shell, > >>>>AND that every command make invokes is run in > its > >>>>own shell. So a > >>>>command like: > >>>> > >>>> cd $(OBJ_DIR) > >>>> > >>>>is a complete no-op, since as soon as this > command > >>>>is done the shell > >>>>will exit and there goes your working directory > >>>>context. > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>> > >>> > >>> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>>>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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>===== > >>>------------------------- > >>>http://www.nguyen.bz/dvd > >>>------------------------- > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > >> > >>protection around > >> > >>>http://mail.yahoo.com > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Help-make mailing list > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make > >> > > > > > > ===== > > ------------------------- > > http://www.nguyen.bz/dvd > > ------------------------- > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > ===== ------------------------- http://www.nguyen.bz/dvd ------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
