>>>>> ">" == cityhunter x-y-z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> i'd like to add in a makefile something like that >> xxxx_SOURCES =3D $(topsourcedir)/headers/smthg.h ..... >> to have make check if smthg.h have changed.... how could i >> do that? First, using $(top_srcdir) like this doesn't work. There is already a PR on this. Second, you don't need to add a .h file to a _SOURCES macro (especially one in another directory) in order to get dependency tracking. That happens automatically. >> second question : why are makefile generated by automake so >> strange? Automake implements a lot of features. Sometimes it is easier to generate the code in a way that accommodates any feature, even if you don't use it. Some of the ugliness also comes from workarounds for bugs in vendor `make' implementations. And, finally, automake sometimes implements things which most hand-written Makefiles don't attempt. >> and why using so much sinonymes? a lot of .PHONY are the >> same.... couldn't it be cleaned ? (it will be easier to >> understand).... I think the .PHONY lists are already unique. Can you show me a time when you get a duplicate? >> third question : adding some new target : bin-dist and >> headers-dist, install-headers..... I don't understand your question. You can already add any new target that you want. Tom
