On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:46:10 -0500, David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Marcos José Setim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Please, which the function of make dep? > > It depends on how the makefile is set up (search for a line that says > "dep:"), but usually what this does is look through the source files > for a particular program and generate extra Makefile lines such that, > if one file changes, every file that includes it is rebuilt. > > > Where meeting some article/documentation easy about make? > > Someone already pointed at the (make) Info file; you also might look > at the GNU coding standards if you want to know what some of the > common make targets are. Most of this documentation is aimed at > developers, though; if you're just trying to build software and not > modify it, reading individual packages' INSTALL files is probably a > better way to go. > ...and if you wonder what it does in a kernel recompile (I'm just guessing _wildly_ here, you gave _no_ context), you'll wanna check out the kernel docs for that bit. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
