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Re: Simulating multiple wildcards in a match using .SECONDEXPANSION?


From: Michael R. Head
Subject: Re: Simulating multiple wildcards in a match using .SECONDEXPANSION?
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:00:46 -0400

On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 09:33 +0200, Danny Boelens wrote:

> I agree. But I have a feeling you missed my point there. The thing is 
> that your cross product files still have the underscore ('_') in their 
> filename, so there won't be any spaces in filenames on disk. But at the 
> same time the subst call can help in getting a (Makefile internal if you 
> want) list with the a and b part of the cross product.
> 
> So for example you'll still have 'a1_b4' on disk, but 'a1 b4' after the 
> subst to work with in your Makefile and get the prerequisites without 
> the foreach stuff.

Yes, you were, right. I was indeed missing something. I just came back
after a couple of days and re-read your earlier post, and I see what you
were doing. The use of the word selector is slick, and I like that, too,
now that I understand it.

> Best regards,
> Danny

thanks again,
mike

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Michael R. Head <address@hidden>
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