Re: elm problems

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On 9 Aug 1996, Mark Eichin wrote:

> > Well, the question is, why does it set the value to 'w' when debian.rules
> > calls the make, but not when I call make from the prompt?
> 
> Because it's a subprocess of another make.  Like the doc says:
> 
> >   Normally, you do not need to specify this option because `make' does
> >it for you: `-w' is turned on automatically when you use the `-C'
> >option, and in sub-`make's.  `make' will not automatically turn on `-w'
> >if you also use `-s', which says to be silent, or if you use
> >`--no-print-directory' to explicitly disable it.

This is exactly what I needed to know. What docs? (I read the man page)

> 
> Also, if you insist on passing the flags on the make command line, use
> MFLAGS, it works that way -- MAKEFLAGS is passed through the
> environment already, so using -$(MAKEFLAGS) is (1) redundant (2) wrong
> if there are no options already given...
>
I believe the make file comes with the upstream source. I can, of course,
modify it.

Thanks for all the help guys, I think I can take it from here ;-)

Dwarf

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