Thank you very much, Paul.
Brian
Paul Jarc wrote:
> "Brian L. Troutwine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> TYPE := `cat /tmp/bag_type`
>
> This uses the literal value "`cat /tmp/bag_type`"; backticks aren't
> special to make. You want this instead:
> TYPE := $(shell cat /tmp/bag_type)
>
>
"Brian L. Troutwine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> TYPE := `cat /tmp/bag_type`
This uses the literal value "`cat /tmp/bag_type`"; backticks aren't
special to make. You want this instead:
TYPE := $(shell cat /tmp/bag_type)
paul
I'm relatively new to make and am having difficulty with string equality.
Browsing through this newgroup it seems that such questions are not
uncommon. I apologize for having to ask a slight variation of a repeated
questions.
I've a make file very much like the following:
TYPE := `cat /t
