Re: Executing a shell script in a Makefile

[Noel Yap]

I also don't see any backgrounded processes.  The only other thing I can think 
of is what Paul had said about NFS.

G2345C wrote:

> Hi, Here is the copyfile.sh script, there is no
> background copy, I think.
>
> if [ -r $GPS_ENGINE_MANIFEST_FILE ]; then
>    while read LINE
>    do
>       OBJ_TO_COPY=""
>       OBJ_LIBS_TO_COPY=""
>       OROOT=`echo $LINE | awk -F":" '{print $1}'`
>       OPATH=`echo $LINE | awk -F":" '{print $2}'`
>       if [ "$OROOT" = "SLS_ROOT" ]; then
>          OBJS_BASE_DIR=`dirname ${OPATH}`
>          OBJS_BASE_NAME=`basename ${OPATH}`
>          OBJ_TO_COPY="$SLS_ROOT/${OPATH}.lo
> $SLS_ROOT/${OPATH}.o"
>         
> OBJ_LIBS_TO_COPY="$SLS_ROOT/${OBJS_BASE_DIR}/.libs/${OBJS_BASE_NAME}.o"
>          cp -p $OBJ_TO_COPY $GPS_ENGINE_OBJS_DIR
>          cp -p $OBJ_LIBS_TO_COPY
> $GPS_ENGINE_OBJS_DIR/.libs
>       fi
>       if [ "$OROOT" = "COMMON_ROOT" ]; then
>          OBJS_BASE_DIR=`dirname ${OPATH}`
>          OBJS_BASE_NAME=`basename ${OPATH}`
>          OBJ_TO_COPY="$COMMON_ROOT/${OPATH}.lo
> $COMMON_ROOT/${OPATH}.o"
>         
> OBJ_LIBS_TO_COPY="$COMMON_ROOT/${OBJS_BASE_DIR}/.libs/${OBJS_BASE_NAME}.o"
>          cp -p $OBJ_TO_COPY $GPS_ENGINE_OBJS_DIR
>          cp -p $OBJ_LIBS_TO_COPY
> $GPS_ENGINE_OBJS_DIR/.libs
>       fi
>    done < $GPS_ENGINE_MANIFEST_FILE
> fi
>
>
>
>
>
> --- "Paul D. Smith" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
> > %% G2345C <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> >  g> because the next statement get executed and it
> > failed
> >  g> because foo.o is not yet get copy.
> >
> > There is simply no way whatsoever that make is
> > invoking the second line
> > before the first finishes.  The code just doesn't
> > work that way.
> >
> >  g> Now if I modified the makefile to this:
> >  g> all :
> >  g>        $(SHELL) ./copyfile.sh
> >  g> then run it.
> >
> >  g> wait for about 1 minute....
> >  g> then modify the makefile to this:
> >  g> all :
> >  g>        cd $(OBJ_DIR) && mv foo.o newfoo
> >
> >  g> then run again it work great
> >
> > Is this directory an NFS partition?  Maybe there is
> > an issue where the
> > new file isn't visible immediately.
> >
> > Or, maybe the copyfile.sh script puts the copy
> > command into the
> > background then the copyfile.sh script exits before
> > the copy command is
> > complete.  Try adding -x after the $(SHELL) line and
> > see what's going
> > on.
> >
> > Otherwise, I don't have any idea, but it's not the
> > case that make is
> > invoking the second line before the first one
> > finishes.
> >
> > --
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > Paul D. Smith <address@hidden>          Find some
> > GNU make tips at:
> > http://www.gnu.org                     
> > http://make.paulandlesley.org
> > "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a
> > professional." --Mad Scientist
>
>
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