%% Torsten Mohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
tm> the commands in a certain rule to generate a target always give
tm> a return code different to 0x00.
tm> This is known and ok, the wanted output file is generated.
tm> At the moment i have a rule like this:
tm> $(OUTPUT) : $(INPUT)
tm> -command -o $@ -c $<
tm> I'd like to have something like this:
tm> $(OUTPUT) : $(INPUT)
tm> -command -o $@ -c $<
tm> fail_if_target_does_not_exist_or_is_older_than_input $@ $<
tm> Is something like this possible?
Well, of course you can do it in the shell:
$(OUTPUT) : $(INPUT)
-command -o $@ -c $<
@[ -f $@ -a $@ -nt $< ]
It seems like there should be a way to get make to do this, since that's
what make does, but I can't think of one offhand.
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