On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Mike Shal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 12/4/08, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> This works only for the submake you spawn from the Makefile >>> >> that contains the assignment. >>> >> >>> >> Sam >> >> This bit of info seems to be what you are missing. > > Yeah, I missed that. > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] pciutils-3.0.3]$ make >>> >>> NOVA_WORKSPACE=/scratch/hoover -f Makefile.nova >>> Makefile.nova:3: nova-binos-compat.mk: No such file or directory >>> >>> make-3.81: *** No rule to make target `nova-binos-compat.mk'. Stop. >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] pciutils-3.0.3]$ cat Makefile.nova >>> override MAKEFLAGS += --include=$(NOVA_WORKSPACE)/build/make-lib/ >>> >>> >>> include nova-binos-compat.mk >>> >>> all clean install: >>> $(MAKE) \ >>> CROSS_COMPILE=\"$(CROSS_COMPILE)\" \ >>> HOST=\"$(TARGET)-unknown-linux\" \ >>> CFLAGS=\"-isystem -I$(NOVA_INSTALL_BASE)/usr/include\" \ >>> LDFLAGS=\"-L$(NOVA_INSTALL_BASE)/usr/lib -lc -lzlib\" \ >>> $@ >>> >>> >>> Ideas? >> >> I don't know the best way to do it, but you could have another >> Makefile that sets MAKEFLAGS appropriately, and then does the '$(MAKE) >> -f Makefile.nova'. That seemed to work when I tried it, though since >> Makefile.nova just does a $(MAKE) I got into an infinite loop :). It >> did find the included .mk file, though. >> >> -Mike > > Well, the way we do it right now is via a script for the initial > invocation, but I might just try and simplify this .
Sorry -- incomplete thought: -> invocation, but I might just try and simplify this by revising the directory layout of our repository so Makefiles with the name `Makefile' don't collide with the contributed / generated Makefiles. > I did run into the infinite loop though last night. It was pretty > awesome. After properly setting the variables though and making sure > the Makefile is named Makefile.nova, things work. > > Kind of a bummer though -- I really wanted to get away from using > scripts without having to redesign the Make system too much for now.. > > Thanks! > -Garrett Ok, phew. -Garrett _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
