Hi all; This thread is very interesting and I'm saving all the emails for a more careful study.
However, can I request that everyone REMOVE the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address from the thread? That list doesn't exist; it's just an alias for [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can use either one, but if you use both then I (at least) get two copies of every mail, which is mildly annoying. Thanks! On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 18:12 +0000, Brendan Heading wrote: > > I'm also unimpressed by the fact that the cited examples all seem to > > use .WAIT as a kludge around the incomplete dependency tree of a > > recursive make setup. Making that particular hole easier to live in > > just means more people will dig themselves into it... > > I was waiting for someone to say this. This has been discussed just about every time this enhancement is requested :). It is theoretically POSSIBLE to do as you say, especially with the advent of order-only prerequisites. But it is sometimes very, very messy and difficult. The problem is that while you can easily declare a dependency relationship between two targets, that relationship does not extend to their prerequisites, and so on down the line. If you want it to, you have to declare that same dependency relationship for all those prerequisites. For some examples of what I mean, see this thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05599.html These aren't "real world" examples, but they illustrate the problem. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
