Re: exception to Paul's Second Rule?

[Noel Yap]

"Paul D. Smith" wrote:
> 
> %% "Robert Mecklenburg" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>   >> In this case you can just use $*.
> 
>   rm> I don't understand.
> 
> You're right; that was my brain on drugs.

I've simplified the rule to:

.PRECIOUS: %/../...
%/../...:
        mkdir -p $(dir $*)  &&  : >> $(dir $*)$(@F)

which resolves to the exact same thing the previous complex expression did.

Thanks,
Noel
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