Re: Possible bug: Intermediate file deletion using pattern rules with multiple targets

[Paul D. Smith]

%% "Johan Bezem" <address@hidden> writes:

  jb> since I didn't get any reaction at all, neither in this mailing
  jb> list nor at the bug report I created at 'savannah', I'd like to
  jb> resubmit. Paul possibly has seen this problem before, and may even
  jb> have a patch available;

Yes, it seems to be a bug.  Yes, I can reproduce it.  No, I don't have a
patch yet.

  > echo "intfile, target $(subst -nodelete,,$*).int" > $(subst 
-nodelete,,$*).int
  > echo "intfile nodelete, target $(subst -nodelete,,$*)-nodelete.int" > 
$(subst -nodelete,,$*)-nodelete.int

FYI, you don't need all this fancy subst stuff.

The value of $* is defined to be the stem, so for:

  %-nodelete.int %.int : %.input

  all: file-nodelete.int file.int

$* will be just "file", regardless of which target you build "first".
So you can just write:

  echo "intfile, target $*.int > $*.int
  echo "intfile nodelete, target $*-nodelete.int" > $*-nodelete.int

  jb> Thanks again,

HTH! :)

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