On 2008-04-28 08:55Z, Jeffrey Ratcliffe wrote:
> I'm trying to optionally add arguments to a command, depending on the
> target, as shown by my (obviously non-working) example:
>
> %.xdb : %.bdfi
> var=1
> [ $(basename $(@F)) = part_of_filename ] && var=2
> command --var=$(var) $(basename $(@F)).bdfi
>
> I could make a rule for each possible target, but it seems it could be
> simpler, as there are several possible combinations.
See "Pattern-specific Variable Values" in the manual, e.g.:
var := 1
part_of_filename.xdb : var := 2
%.xdb : %.bdfi
command --var=$(var) $(basename $(@F)).bdfi
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