RE: Regarding running shell script from Makefile

[gshejin]

Hi Dave,

Thank you very much for your input. When I am using ':=' insted of '=' every
thing works fine. Thanks again.

Cheers,
-Gautam

Dave Korn wrote:
> 
> On 14 May 2007 11:03, gshejin wrote:
> 
>> mkp:
>>   @echo "Mkproduct..."
>>   @echo "-----------------------------------------"
>>   @if [ ! "$(MY_DIR)" ] ;then echo "The Atmos Directory path is not
>> set...";
>> else echo "Atmos Directory path is set" ;if
>> [ -d $(MY_DIR) ] ;then  echo "$(MY_DIR) exists...Starting mkproduct..." ;
>> echo "mkproduct options:$(ARGS_MKP)";cd $(MY_DIR); mkproduct $(ARGS_MKP);
>> if
>> [ $$? -eq 0 ] ;then echo "Mkproduct ended successfully..." ;else echo
>> "Error
>> during mkproduct..." ;fi ;else echo "$(MY_DIR) does not exist" ;fi;fi
>> =================================
>> 
>> In normal scenerio I will do the following thing
>> $export PATH=/myhome/tools/bin:$PATH
>> $make mkp
>> 
>> This will build the third party source.
>> 
>> But, my requirement is to have the PATH defined in Makefile and then just
>> run the make mkp, which should execute the shell script and other scritps
>> which are there in /myhome/tools/bin. But I am encountering the following
>> error.
>> 
>> /bin/sh: line 1: mkproduct: command not found
>> Error during mkproduct...
> 
>   So just put
> 
> export PATH:=/myhome/tools/bin:$PATH
> 
> at the start of your makefile.  (Note the use of ':=' instead of plain old
> '='
> is necessary).
> 
> 
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
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