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re: a couple questions about general makefile design principles
From: |
Robert P. J. Day |
Subject: |
re: a couple questions about general makefile design principles |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:02:36 -0400 (EDT) |
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Martin d'Anjou wrote:
>
>
>
> > i'm looking at the makefile structure(s) of an existing project, and
> >i'm
> >interested in others' opinions of some design/layout decisions, as i'm
> >not
> >sure if those decisions are the standard make approach, or are in some
> >ways overkill and could be done in a different way.
>
> I constantly have the same question. I never found a complete answer, only
> bits and pieces. First search for "Recursive Make considered harmful" on
> google. You should be able to find a paper and threads of this mailing
> list.
i'm actually going thru that paper now. i'm slowly figuring out the
*technical* aspects of make -- now i'm more concerned with good design
rules, idioms and aesthetics.
rday