> Akim Demaille writes: > > > But precisely because of your needs, don't you need an output variable > > or something instead of the CPP symbol? > > Certainly so. And then, for full functionality, automake should use that variable in generating rules, right? .c.o: $(CC) $(CFLAGS) ... @CC_C_O@ $< where CC_C_O would either be "-c -o $@" or simply "-c". -- Martin Wilck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Institute for Tropospheric Research, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany Tel. +49-341-2352151 / Fax +49-341-2352361