>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter> If I'm redefining the .c => .o pattern rule for my purposes Peter> (e.g., dependency generation) then I need to know whether the Peter> compiler supports -c -o, otherwise I have to do something like Peter> cc && mv. Please keep it. OK, thanks. But precisely because of your needs, don't you need an output variable or something instead of the CPP symbol?