RE: How can I pass $@ to Makefile?

[Arthur Schwarz]

So let's try this with your make rule.  The lines starting with a
"+" character are the actual commands being executed by the shell:

  % make SHELL='sh -x' test3.abc
  echo '#!/bin/bash'                                  > test3.abc
  + echo '#!/bin/bash'
  echo "echo test3.abc $# ' [' $@ ']'>> test3.log" >> test3.abc
  + echo 'echo test3.abc 0 '\'' ['\''  '\'']'\''>> test3.log'
  echo "echo I am a test script        >> test3.log" >> test3.abc
  + echo 'echo I am a test script        >> test3.log'

(to get snarky) I saw the problem before. The issue is that the $#/$@
expands inside make (when test.abc: is executed and not in the shell script.
I can do this if I put the script into the appropriate directory and take
creation out of Makefile.am. I know this. I just wish there was another way.