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Re: pattern rules example
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Ralf Wildenhues |
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Re: pattern rules example |
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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:02:07 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-04-22) |
* Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:46:32PM CEST:
> () Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
> Can we find a transformation that is known to most readers, not already
> done by automake, general enough to be portable, and short enough to
> serve as a quick example? If a real-world one can't be found, then we
> can still use a fake .foo -> .bar one.
>
> One real world example (that is, real for me) is generation of .texi from
> another format (in my case, .texh). However, this is a messy area WRT
> source vs target directories
Indeed; explaining the details might take more space than the actual
example.
> So .foo -> .texi can be excluded, i think. Perhaps the OP context of
> converting an image from one format to another is as good as any. It is
> real-world; it can be adapted to cohese w/ the GNU Coding Standards should the
> latter be extended to image formats in the future. Hmmm, having written that,
> a similar idea (in spirit) comes to mind: .cdda -> .ogg -- WDYT?
Format conversion seems like a good idea, ideally one that's about free
formats and using free and portable tools?
Thanks!
Ralf