On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 20:41 +0530, Ajay Jain wrote: > I have a recursive make system, where a top level makefile just calls > the makefile of a subdirectory. I export variables from top level to > sub make. Now I realize that I have to repeat all rules. Is there a > way .. by which even the rules can be communicated from top level make > to the sub make?
No. Make variables are exported through the environment just like any other environment variable. There's no way to put rules into the environment. > OR should I just include a common rules.mk in both > the Makefiles? That's the typical solution. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[email protected]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "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
