%% John Graham-Cumming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jg> On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 20:34, Paul D. Smith wrote:
>> I*M*NSHO, it's quite good. I recommend it to anyone who needs to get >> beyond the straightforward reference information you find in the GNU >> make user's manual. jg> Yes, it's a good book. However, the author seems to use $(eval) jg> for almost everything :-) True. But that's because eval RULES! :-) Well, it does if you have the bug fixes. :-/ There _are_ lots of things you can do without eval, using more traditional methods. But eval often makes them more efficient, if not simpler (eval has a complexity all its own of course). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
