* Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 07:02:21PM CEST: > Probably Automake manual (and its readers) > could benefit from changing the mysterious: > > We do not discuss pattern rules here because they are not > portable, but they can be convenient in packages that assume GNU > `make'. > > to something like: > > Although pattern rules are not portable, they can be convenient > in packages that assume GNU `make'. > the pattern rule is used to match the stem of a filename, you > can use the old fashioned suffix rule (pxref here) instead. > For example: > > # pattern rule, not portable > %.bmp : %.xcf > $(GIMP) -i -b '(xcf-bmp "$<" "$@")' -b '(gimp-quit 0)' > > # old fashioned suffix rule, portable > .xcf.bmp: > $(GIMP) -i -b '(xcf-bmp "$<" "$@")' -b '(gimp-quit 0)' > > Hey, maybe Automake hackers can riff off this thread in time for > the next release... (or, "Would you like me to submit a patch?").
Yes, with a general example, please. Thanks! Ralf
