Since this list is obviously not dead, here's my first of several questions:
(this is all with automake 1.10) How do I individually override everything that takes place for a given target? For example, if I have this: lib_LIBRARIES = libmylib.a libmylib_a_SOURCES = source1.c source2.c The resulting Makefile will perform: $(CC) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -o source1.o source1.c $(CC) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -o source2.o source2.c $(AR) (AR_FLAGS) libmylib.a source1.o source2.o $(RANLIB) libmylib.a I have the ability to override the AR command by setting libmylib_a_AR to any arbitrary set of commands, allowing me to have incredible control over step 3 above. However, I have not found out how to do the same for steps 1, 2, and 4 (or at the very least prevent RANLIB from running). For instance, I could, if I chose, do this: lib_LIBRARIES = libmylib.a libmylib_a_SOURCES = source1.c source2.c libmylib_a_AR = echo \!* > /dev/null and it would serve as a very kludgey (albeit effective) way to disable the AR command for that target only (this is just an example.. obviously there are other, better ways to do it). How do I achieve the same overriding capabilities for everything?
