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Re: Problem with dependencies
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Stefano Lattarini |
Subject: |
Re: Problem with dependencies |
Date: |
Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:14:15 +0100 |
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On Saturday 05 November 2011, Stefan wrote:
> Hi automake list!
>
> I'm trying to write a Makefile(.am) to make pdf plots from R scripts.
> Hence the plot is depending on the script and the data. What I tried
> is:
>
> SUFFIXES = .R .data .pdf
>
> .R
> make R script executable
>
[Nit: does this rule really work?]
> .R.pdf:
> Do stuff
>
> .data.pdf:
> Do the same stuff as for .R
>
> in the Makefile.am (plus a bit of other settings).
>
> For changes in the R-script, the pdfs are updated, but not if I
> change something in the data.
>
Weird... can you show a complete, working example? (i.e., post a
reduced but working Makefile.am, and the exact commands you use
to update a *.R and/or *.data file and to rebuild the associated
*.pdf file). Also, telling us which make version you are using
would be useful.
> What am I doing wrong, here?
>
> greetings,
>
> Stefan
>
Regards,
Stefano