RE: how to write rules for files with special characters?

[Dave Korn]

Peng Yu wrote on 04 June 2008 17:21:

> Actually, I'm using g++'s -MM option to automatically generate the
> rules. The above technique is not support by gcc. And it seems not
> convenient to be handled by gcc. I'm wondering if gmake (or in
> general, make) can make some changes on the way these special
> characters are handled. So that I can use g++'s -MM options for
> arbitrary filename.

  You'll probably find it easiest to pipe the -MM output through 'sed' with
a script that replaces problematic characters with make variables for you.

    cheers,
      DaveK
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