Re: GNU Make feature request, pattern matching

[Noah Slater]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 03:28:43PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>   Using a different extension for the processed and unprocessed files would
> resolve this.  Compare, e.g. the way gcc uses ".c" to mean a C source file and
> ".i" to mean the same file after pre-processing.

Yes, I have been tossing this idea around but I don't like it because it adds an
additional layer of complexity to the software configuration.

> > I am generating the targets dynamically (by scanning the source directory
> > using Python and using GNU Make's standard makefile generation hooks)
>
>   Googlewhacked!  You are the only person on the entire internet in the whole
> of history to have used the phrase "makefile generation hooks"!   Could you
> clarify what you're referring to, using the same terminology that the manual
> uses to describe whatever-it-is you're talking about?

See the information in the following section:

  3.7 How Makefiles Are Remade

Thanks,

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Noah Slater, http://bytesexual.org/nslater