(info "(make) Automatic Variables") says `$*' The stem with which an implicit rule matches
OK, that is the stem. Now mention what can we use to get the other half. OK, the answer apparently is here. Please mention it. %.xcf %.jpeg:%.pdf; gs -sDEVICE=$(subst .,,$(suffix $@)) -sOutputFile=$@ -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH $? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make