what's more automated than make ??? -----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Kurt Granroth Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:59 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: Makefile question... On 10/27/09 9:23 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > Hello virtual inhabitants: > > I have a C++ application scattered over several directories. > Each leaf directory has its own Makefile. > I want to write a top-level Makefile that traverses the tree and > builds the application. > Makefile(s) are not one of my talents, and I cant' remember how to > traverse the tree and fire up the nested Makefile(s). > > Any "make Guru" in the population? Hmm... I'm tempted to recommend that you move away from Makefiles entirely into something a little more automated. Still, that's not what your question was. --------------------------- DIRS = one two three all: for dir in ${DIRS}; do make -C $$dir $@; done --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss