Re: trying to emulate "include"

[wim delvaux]

On Wednesday 10 December 2003 18:30, Noel Yap wrote:
> wim delvaux wrote:
> > I do not understand what you want to acchieve.
> >
> > -include X
> >
> >         X is optional
> >
> > include X
> >
> >         X MUST be present -> else error
> >
> > so why the wildcard if 'include' without - does the same ???
>
> include X emits a message even if make is able to build the makefile and
> succeed.  I want the message emitted with an error if and only if the
> makefile doesn't exist and make doesn't know how to build it.

        I do not think you can solve that from within makefiles.  I think
        you need to patch make ...

        You cannot modify behavior of make from within make



> Thanks,
> Noel