%% Jim Tison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jt> A colleague of mine asks an interesting question about VPATH. He jt> claims that, within the execution of a single makefile, he has jt> just made an object within a directory path named as one of the jt> VPATH operands (not cwd). The very next rule within that same jt> makefile states a dependency on that object, and make cannot find jt> it through VPATH.
VPATH, generally, cannot be used to locate derived objects. It can _only_ be safely used to locate source objects--in particular, source files or other files which the makefile does not itself create, but builds things from. I suggest you take a look at my web site below; there is some information there on how VPATH can, and cannot, be used that might shed some light on your situation. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://www.paulandlesley.org/gmake/ "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
