Re: right way to wrap/intercept submakes

[John Richetta]

I originally asked and suggested:
> If I want to execute a script between a top level make invocation  
> and a submake, it appears that the only straightforward way to do  
> it that is likely to be portable and reliable(?) is to redefine  
> $MAKE.  If I understand correctly, the right way to do this is as  
> follows.
>
> Add the following to the top-level Makefile.am:
>
>    REAL_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
>    MAKE = ./my_script_that_calls_make.sh ${REAL_MAKE}
> <snip>


Apologies: that was complete nonsense (I should not be writing the  
list when sleep-deprived).

Given the usual issues with recursive make variable definitions, it  
doesn't appear to be possible to redefine $MAKE as I'd like.

-jar