Re: GNU Make

From: Paul D. Smith (psmith_at_gnu.org)
Date: 06/25/04

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    Date: 25 Jun 2004 14:14:26 -0400

    %% jakir@coolgoose.com (Jakir) writes:

      j> We have our Make which doesnot support the above syntax " := ". I
      j> have a Make file which contains the above syntax and when I try to
      j> build using our Make utility it fails, while it works properly with
      j> the GNU Make. While investigating and trying to minimize the
      j> problem, I came accross the above Syntax which is creating the
      j> problem. So I want to replace the above syntax. I want to write a
      j> make file which would give me the same functionality that it gives
      j> with the above syntax.

    Well, you don't say what "your make" is, so there's no way we can help
    you translate into syntax that it will accept.

    It's entirely possible that there is _NO_ way to perform that operation
    in your make: many versions of make cannot perform that sort of variable
    value manipulation, such as adding extensions to files (or removing
    them).

    Maybe you should consider building GNU make on your platform and just
    using that, rather than trying to rewrite your makefiles. It would
    probably take you less than 30 minutes to build it... less than you've
    already invested in this news thread, probably :). Just a thought. 

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