Re: Automatic build time inclusion

[Nick Patavalis]

On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 09:23:43PM +0100, Martin Willers wrote:
> 
> program: $(OBJECTS)
>         echo "const char build_time[] = \"`date`\";" > build.c
>         $(CC) -c build.c
>         $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) build.o
> 
> However, with this approach, I have to use an explicit
> compiler call to compile build.c - it would be nicer if I could
> let a pattern rule force compilation of build.c.
> 
> Is there a better way to do this?

Wouldn't this do?

  build.c : $(OBJECTS)
        echo "const char build_time[] = \"`date`\";" > build.c


  program: $(OBJECTS) build.o
        $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) build.o

/npat

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