On 11/02/2016 08:06 PM, Raphaël Halimi wrote:
Hi Peter, Thanks for your answer. Just to make sure I understand:CLEANFILES += data/.dirstamp data/.dirstamp: @$(MKDIR_P) data @: > $@This creates a directory "data", and then a file ".dirstamp" in this directory by redirecting the (empty) result of the "true" command to this file.
Yes, I stole this rule from the rule generated by Automake when it creates files in subdirs.
data/foo.txt: data/.dirstamp <some rule>This creates a file "foo.txt" (in my case it would be a shell script) in the "data" directory according to a some rule.
Correct
Unlike the other solution, this doesn't involve configure.ac, and so it's usable with a "pure" automake setup (without autoconf). This is not the case of my current setup but still, I see this as an advantage, to clearly separate the "configure" phase and the "make" phase (I'm still new to autotools).
Yes, I prefer to have the code for this in Makefile.am (rather than configure.ac); it's the natural place to look when 'make' doesn't work and easier for new developers to understand, imho.
Cheers, Peter
