%% "PATTON, BILLY \(SBCSI\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: pb> I build targets with _ as separators
pb> <flow>_<proj>_<bb>_<topic>_<target> pb> Problem is, any of these names may have a _ in their name pb> So separating on _ is a problem pb> So many of the chars are special to either shell or makefile pb> I've considered using __ that 2 under scores as a separator pb> Will this cause a problem within make or sh? Certainly not. Make will be happy with any character in a filename other than: ' ' (space), ':', ';', '#', '$', '='. And, you can even use some of those but it gets to be a pain to escape them. The shell is happy with any character as well, although some are special and if you choose one you'll have to be careful with quoting; things like '#', '$', '|', ';', '*', '?', '[', etc. Certainly double-underscores will work, but what about using dashes (-) instead? Or, something else like "+" etc. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
