Re: "No targets" message with pattern rule

[August Karlstrom]

Nick Patavalis wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 11:14:47PM +0100, August Karlstrom wrote:
> > .PHONY: main
> >
> > main: $(wildcard *.suffix2)
>
> I guess it is obvious why it doesn't work. The wildcard function
> expands to a list of all the files ending in ".suffix2" present in the
> current directory. 

Yes, of course. I found out just after pressing the send button. <:(

> What you described in your text, though, is correct: You need to make
> a ".suffix2" file for every corresponding ".suffix1" file present in
> the current directory. A possible solution is this:
>
>   .PHONY: main
>   main: $(patsubst %.suffix1,%.suffix2,$(wildcard *.suffix1))
>
> Or, written in a more readable, though essentially identical, manner:
>
>   s1list := $(wildcard *.suffix1)
>   s2list := $(s1list:.suffix1=.suffix2)
>
>   .PHONY: main
>   main: $(s2list)

OK, thanks a lot for your help, Nick.


August