RE: gnu make to write source version, extra info into every source file

[Dave Korn]

On 07 January 2008 15:38, Russell King wrote:

> How do you get this kind of info into every source file (see below), when
> using gnu make, with -D flags?  What need to be defined in GNU Makefile and
> how the variable flags need to be set into source file?  Example showing
> how to do it in make file and corresponding example for the source would be
> grateful.    
> 
> ### $Id: start.src,v 1 2008/1/7 2:2:35 da Exp $
> ### $Source: /cvsroot/some.src,v $
> ### $Revision: 1 $
> ### $Date: 2008/1/7 2:2:35 $
> ### $State: Exp $
> 
> Thank you.
> Russ


  It's not make that does that at all, it's CVS.  Look for "Keyword
substitution" in the cvs manual.

    cheers,
      DaveK
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