Re: Odd behavior using multiple rules for the same target

[Paul D. Smith]

%% address@hidden writes:

  sdg> all : target0.ts
  sdg>         @echo Done

  sdg> target%.ts : file1
  sdg>         @echo $?

  sdg> target%.ts : file2
  sdg>         @echo $?

  sdg> dummy : file1
  sdg>         @echo $@

  sdg> <end_code>

  sdg> Any ideas why this is, and how to solve this in a somewhat
  sdg> elegant manner?

This is working properly for me (that is, the same way as the one
without the dummy rule) in the latest CVS code.  Try the current beta:

    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-3.81beta4.tar.gz

and see if that helps.

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