Re: 'How makefiles are remade'

[Jim]

Noel Yap wrote:

> Jim wrote:
>
> > Noel Yap wrote:
> > okay so I extended it some... and this fails.
> >
> > .PHONY:all
> > all: junk;
> >     @echo $(TICKS)
> >
> > include ticks2
> > ticks2:
> >     @echo TICKS=a number >> ticks2
> >
> > include make2
> > make2:
> >     @echo junk: >>make2
> >     @echo     echo $(TICKS) >>make2
> >
> > if ticks2 were really reloaded then make2 would not have a blank value 
> > for $(TICKS)
>
>
> OK, I think I'm starting to understand what you want to do.  Have you 
> tried doing the "include make2" inside tick2?

Absolutely.  That's what the original example did, creates 'x' which has 
within it an include y, which also produces y...

> Noel