Re: newbie question re dependencies

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Scott <address@hidden> writes:

  s> byprice.cgi : LOCPTH = /home/swani/web2/dat
  s> byprice.cgi : DOMAIN = /domains/harvestview.com/cgi-bin
  s> byprice.cgi : CHAPTERS = u40.lst u60.lst u100.lst u500.lst

  s> byprice.cgi: $(BOOKPROG) $(DEFCODE) $(CHAPTERS) $(BOOK)

Target-specific variables are only resolvable within the command
script.  They are not set in the context of the prerequisites list.  So,
all these variables are empty (or have their "global" values), and your
target has no prerequisites, which is why you see this behavior.

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