(Hm, I think I killed my message instead of sending it :(
Sorry if multiple copies).
I wonder why we have a hard coded list list this in subdirs.am:
.PHONY: all-recursive install-data-recursive install-exec-recursive \
installdirs-recursive install-recursive uninstall-recursive @INSTALLINFO@ \
check-recursive installcheck-recursive info-recursive dvi-recursive
all-recursive install-data-recursive install-exec-recursive \
installdirs-recursive install-recursive uninstall-recursive @INSTALLINFO@ \
check-recursive installcheck-recursive info-recursive dvi-recursive:
@set fnord $(MAKEFLAGS); amf=$$2; \
dot_seen=no; \
target=`echo $@ | sed s/-recursive//`; \
list='$(SUBDIRS)'; for subdir in $$list; do \
echo "Making $$target in $$subdir"; \
etc.
instead of
RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive install-data-recursive install-exec-recursive \
installdirs-recursive install-recursive uninstall-recursive @INSTALLINFO@ \
check-recursive installcheck-recursive info-recursive dvi-recursive
.PHONY: $(RECURSIVE_TARGETS)
$(RECURSIVE_TARGETS):
@set fnord $(MAKEFLAGS); amf=$$2; \
dot_seen=no; \
target=`echo $@ | sed s/-recursive//`; \
list='$(SUBDIRS)'; for subdir in $$list; do \
echo "Making $$target in $$subdir"; \
etc.
Not only to I find this more pleasant, but most importantly it's a win
for Automake (we can have more modular *.am files which register their
own recursive targets), and it's a win for users who can += on
RECURSIVE_TARGETS.
I might have missed something obvious, please no flame :)
