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Re: Variables


From: Kyle McFarlane
Subject: Re: Variables
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 08:31:58 +1200

%% address@hidden writes:

w> How can I set a variable in makefile and have that variable's w> updated value seen the makefile that called it?

The same way you can set a variable in a shell script or a program in general and have the updated value be seen in the program that called it:

You can't.

Couldn't one write the variable contents to a temp file, and read it into the parent file/program with VARIABLEX=`cat tempfilename` ??
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