Re: Makefile to Makefile.am

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello,

* Paul Smith wrote on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 04:33:46AM CEST:
> On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 23:32 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > >   # old fashioned suffix rule, portable
> > >   .xcf.bmp:
> > >           $(GIMP) -i -b '(xcf-bmp "$<" "$@")' -b '(gimp-quit 0)'
> > > 
> > > Hey, maybe Automake hackers can riff off this thread in time for
> > > the next release... (or, "Would you like me to submit a patch?").
> > 
> > Yes, with a general example, please.
> 
> Note this is not enough: you also have to add these as prerequisites of
> the .SUFFIXES target.

Not in a Makefile.am file, if each of the suffixes matches \.[^.]\{1,\}$
(this is an automake feature).

Cheers,
Ralf