Re: Prerequisites processing order

[Angel Tsankov]

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From: "Robert P. J. Day" <address@hidden>
To: "Angel Tsankov" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Ken Smith" <address@hidden>; "make-help mailing 
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Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: Prerequisites processing order


> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Angel Tsankov wrote:
>
> > OK, if I define this relationship:
> >
> > target: prereq1 prereq2
> >
> > and execute make with -j option is there any chance that prereq2 is
> > processed before prereq1?
>
> sure.  make doesn't place any ordering constraints on 
> pre-requisites.
>
> rday

So, how do I ensure specific processing order of the prerequisites of 
some targets even if make is invoked with -j?