>> * I need to split an input file into several smaller files. > > I don't see any way that $(eval ...) is needed or helpful for any of > those things.
Can a make variable be set by this function within a recipe? >> I imagine that conditional evaluation of recipes will be possible somehow, >> wont it? > > I don't know what you mean by this question; if you mean that a recipe > should make a decision and do different things, then typically you would > use _shell_ conditional statements for this: How should it be achieved that a recipe will only be executed for its first run despite of the detail that multiple targets were specified for a specific rule? > There are other possibilities, but without a specific use-case we can't > say which one(s) are appropriate. Would use cases around the standard command "split" be concrete enough for further clarification? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_%28Unix%29 Regards, Markus _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
