%% Grumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
g> SUBDIRS = (a list of subdirectories)
g> default clobber clean debug:
g> for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$dir $@; done
g> 1) One shouldn't call make explicitely.
g> => Instead, one should call $(MAKE) or prefix the whole command with +
Correct. Actually you should always use $(MAKE): using "+" is better
than nothing but not equivalent.
g> 2) The 'for' loop ignores errors, and runs to completion.
g> => The manual suggests using .PHONY targets.
g> I don't see how I can use .PHONY targets to get rid of the loop.
g> For example, if I run 'make debug', make should recursively run
g> 'make debug' within every subdirectory. Is there a simple way to
g> do that?
In simple cases you can do something like this:
SUBDIRS = (list of subdirectories)
TARGETS = all default clobber clean debug
.PHONY: $(TARGETS) $(SUBDIRS)
$(TARGETS): $(SUBDIRS)
$(SUBDIRS):
$(MAKE) -C $@ $(MAKECMDGOALS)
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