Re: adding dependencies

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Noel Yap <address@hidden> writes:

  ny> I'd like to use a pattern rule to build a target, but I'd also
  ny> like to add an order dependency.  For example:

  ny> %/.:
  ny>   mkdir -p $@

  ny> %.cc %.h: %.y
  ny>   $(BisonRule)

  ny> $(DIR)/my.cc: | $(DIR)/.
  ny> $(DIR)/my.h: | $(DIR)/.

  ny> Is this possible?  If not, would it make sense to make it possible?

Offhand I'd say this should work.

I assume, since you're asking, that it doesn't?

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