>From: "Castro, Edwin Gabriel (Firing Systems Engr.)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:53 PM


>You know, I was just trying to do something similar to this... I was
>writing a bash script to automate compilations of a few projects and
I
...
>couldn't figure out how to mimic functions in make (pass parameters
to
>common code) so I gave up. I never thought of using NAnt (since for
the
>most part I would need to use <exec> to call other builders) but if I
>can mimic functions using targets or something else that would be
great!

It's easily done in make with recursive calls to make, but that's
because make originated on platforms with dirt cheap process forks.
The
other common mechanism is to write your own pattern rules - but the
abstruse nature of pattern rules is part of the reason people are
moving
away from make.

Gary




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