%% Barry Clarkson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: bc> How do you create a variable on the fly within a bc> pattern rule?
bc> DEF=`echo $(basename $<) | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`_DEFS bc> ...so that I can perform... bc> gcc -DMYFILE_DEFS myfile.c ... bc> gcc -DANOTHERFILE_DEFS anotherfile.c ... bc> ...for each prerequisite. bc> Thanks in advance, What you have here seems to me like it will work, assuming you finish it (pass -D$(DEF) to the compiler line). What's the problem? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
