Paul:
%% Harsha Kalidindi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you run make install, then make says OK, I need to build
../install/scripts/foo. It looks to see if that file exists. If it
does, then VPATH is never consulted.
hk We expect the above behavior.
If it doesn't exist
Paul:
%% Harsha Kalidindi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
GNU make works exactly as I've described above: first it looks for the
pathname exactly as it is given in the makefile.
hk Breakthrough. No more failure to communicate. This is the nub of
hk the issue ..
If that doesn't exist
Paul:
But you've left out, again, the most important part of your makefile
(this is why I am asking you to create a small _complete_ example that
shows the behavior you have a problem with).
After you see the below comments, if you still want me to, I will
create a complete example.
Hi:
I could not get help on the help-make list. Please let me know if
I should explain the issue further ..
We are using GNU make 3.79.1.
There is a GNUmakefile in /user/u/src that has a rule like this:
install_scripts: ../install/scripts/scr.pl
Paul:
VPATH is useful only to find source files from the destination
directory, it cannot be used to find destination files from the source
directory.
I think that's what your trying to do here: run make in the source
directory and put the results in a different directory. VPATH cannot be
used
