Re: target-specific variables in the prereq section

2000-08-24 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Tom Drabenstott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: td> "As with automatic variables, these values are only available within the td> context of a target's command script (and in other target-specific td> assignments)." td> Why are target-specific variables handled in this way? My desired t

target-specific variables in the prereq section

2000-08-22 Thread Tom Drabenstott
Hello, I'm using make version 3.79.1 on a Solaris 7 machine and have run across a peculiar feature when using target-specific variables. Basically, global variables are being used in the prerequisite section while target-specific variables are used in the command lines. An example Makefile and