re: a couple questions about general makefile design principles

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Martin d'Anjou wrote:

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> >  i'm looking at the makefile structure(s) of an existing project, and 
> >i'm
> >interested in others' opinions of some design/layout decisions, as i'm 
> >not
> >sure if those decisions are the standard make approach, or are in some
> >ways overkill and could be done in a different way.
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> I constantly have the same question. I never found a complete answer, only
> bits and pieces. First search for "Recursive Make considered harmful" on
> google. You should be able to find a paper and threads of this mailing
> list.

i'm actually going thru that paper now.  i'm slowly figuring out the 
*technical* aspects of make -- now i'm more concerned with good design 
rules, idioms and aesthetics.

rday