Re: How can I derive a dependency filename from a stem value?

[Noel Yap]

I believe this is in the documentation.  See, for example, the Automatic 
Variables section in make-info.6.

HTH,
Noel

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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to derive a dependcy file name from a stem value.
> I have a generic rule setup  like:
> 
> $(GEN_MOD) = ../../MODULE1/work ../../MODULE2/work ../../MODULE3/work
> 
> %ddb/generic.db : %cmd/dc_setup.tcl
>         commands
> 
> generic : $(GEN_MOD)
> 
> This works ok for dependency dc_setup.tcl.
> Now I have to add a dependency file were the module name is in the dependency 
> name like:
> MODULE1_constr.tcl.
> 
> So I tried for a start something like:
> 
> %ddb/generic.db : %cmd/dc_setup.tcl \
>                                      %cmd/%_constr.tcl
>         commands
> 
> This does not work. % is not expanded. How can I derive the module name from 
> the stem value (../../<module>/work) and add this to the name in the 
> dependency?
> 
> Thanks a lot for your help!!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hans Peter.
> 
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