On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 12:45 -0700, Samuel Klatchko wrote: > The real use case is when I have a Makefile that is building both an > shared object and an executable that uses it. I want to factor LDLIBS > into common libraries that both use and specific libraries that are > only for the shared object or the executable. But due to this > behavior, I can't have the executable dependent on the shared object.
You just need to factor them out into different variables; one containing common libraries and one for specific ones. The rule for building shared libraries only uses the common ones and the rule for building the executable uses both. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
