Re: Variables within Pattern Rules

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Barry Clarkson <address@hidden> writes:

  bc> How do you create a variable on the fly within a
  bc> pattern rule?

  bc> DEF=`echo $(basename $<) | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`_DEFS

  bc> ...so that I can perform...

  bc> gcc -DMYFILE_DEFS myfile.c ...
  bc> gcc -DANOTHERFILE_DEFS anotherfile.c ...

  bc> ...for each prerequisite.

  bc> Thanks in advance,

What you have here seems to me like it will work, assuming you finish it
(pass -D$(DEF) to the compiler line).

What's the problem?

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