OK,
Here's what probably a dumb question. Say I've got a bunch of libraries
to build. At present I'm doing :
libfoo.a: $(FOO_OBJS)
$(AR) ...
libbar.a: $(BAR_OBJS)
$(AR) ...
and I have to repeat that sequence for each library. If I've got 50
libraries, it seems like a lot of repetition to essentially keep saying
the same thing. Is there any way I can state my build rules for
libraries more concisely ?
I can do one optimization like :
libbar.a: $(BAR_OBJS)
$(AR_FUNCTION)
and set AR_FUNCTION to be my $(AR) ... command line. That way at least I
define the linker commands in only one place.
Any suggestions ?
a couple of ideas .. can I specify the same rule twice ? ie in one part
of the makefile have the prerequisites defined :
libfoo.a:$(FOO_OBJS)
libbar.a:$(BAR_OBJS)
libbaz.a:$(BAZ_OBJS)
and then in another part of the makefile have a generic rule that
determines what must be done to satisfy a build, ie
lib*.a:
$(AR_COMMAND) ...
??
Brendan
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