RE: Variable assignment that depends on a generated target

[Dave Korn]

On 25 April 2007 00:18, David Wuertele wrote:

> I have a variable named VERSION that is set thusly:
> 
>    VERSION := $(shell grep VERSION /path/to/some/file)
> 
> The problem is that /path/to/some/file is a target that is generated after
> the VERSION is assigned.
> 
> I would like to force /path/to/some/file to get generated before VERSION is
> assigned.  Is there a way to specify that?

  Use deferred assignment

VERSION = $(shell grep VERSION /path/to/some/file)

and don't refer to it in any target that gets built earlier than
/path/to/some/file?



    cheers,
      DaveK
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