Hello, On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 07:49:51PM -0700, Bobby Dill wrote: > %.cpp: %.png > uic -embed colortool $? -o $@ > > image_collection.cpp: images/designer_widgetstack.png \ > images/designer_d_table.png \ > images/designer_d_iconview.png
well, this is more aquestion about make itself, not automake. The second rule is a rule without any command and it's presence means the pattern rule is not used. The pattern rule expresses that the cpp file is to be created from .png file with the same base file name. This does not seem to be what you meant. The following might be a solution: image_collection.cpp: images/designer_widgetstack.png \ images/designer_d_table.png \ images/designer_d_iconview.png uic -embed colortool $? -o $@ (The last line has to start with <TAB>.) HTH, Stepan