RE: gnu make and windows path

[PATTON, BILLY \(SBCSI\)]

PATH := my_path:$(PATH)

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> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Jim
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:07 PM
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> Subject: gnu make and windows path
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am porting a nmake (microsoft) make system to gnu make.
> 
> In the old make system the windows environment variable PATH is 
> modified. It seems when i use GNU make it is not possible to 
> update this 
> variable in a way that executables called by make such is "gcc", "idl 
> compiler", etc can see the modified variable.
> 
> Is there a way to do this in make? or do I have to instruct 
> my users to 
> set up there path properly before calling my gnu make build?
> 
> Cheers and thanks,
> Jim
> 
> 
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