>
> From: Edward Welbourne
>To: Ed H
>Cc: bug-make@gnu.org
>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:21 AM
>Subject: Re: include should be relative to current Makefile
>
>> ifndef TOP
>>
>> include ../Makefile
>>
>> else
>>
>> SUBDIRS =
>> TARGETS =
>> SRCS =
>>
>>
> ifndef TOP
>
> include ../Makefile
>
> else
>
> SUBDIRS =
> TARGETS =
> SRCS =
>
> endif
>
> All of the complexity you allude to can be safely buried in the TOP-level
> Makefiles,
I can't help but think this is an entirely upside-down approach. You
appear to be expecting context's make-file
