Exporting files before dependency file creation

[adrian.gaunt]

Hi,

I have a problem with the exporting of files before dependency file creation 
and wondered if anyone has a good suggestion of how I can overcome this issue.

Currently, I have to run a rule so that files are exported to the relevant 
directories before dependency files are generated. However, I wondered if there 
was a way of incorporating this requirement into the main build. The Make file 
system used auto-generates the dependency lists for a component using the C 
pre-processor. However, if the required files do not exist in the correct 
directories, then the dependency files are incorrect\inaccurate - containing 
incorrect file paths. This affects the system include files required. 

The system used is based on include principle rather than recursive 
architecture and therefore, the dependency files are included into the Make 
build process. However, because of this implementation I'm finding it very 
difficult to export files prior to the generation if dependency files. Because 
the build system needs to piece together (include) all the necessary files 
before moving to the next processing phase, I can't see a way of implementing a 
rule before the dependency files are generated. Any suggestions? 

Regards,

Adrian Gaunt