From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: cpclark@xmission.com
Cc: Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>,
Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linuxppc-embedded list <linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: PPC uImage build not reporting correctly
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 07:01:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050511050119.GC8025@mars.ravnborg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0505100420380.8140@xmission.xmission.com>
>
> > Looks ok - but I do not see why use of $(shell ...) did not work out.
>
> As I understand it, the $(shell ...) construct doesn't "work" in the case
> cited above because make evaluates/expands the $(shell ...) stuff while it
> is parsing the makefile and building the command list--i.e. before it has
> issued any commands to build anything. What seems to be desired in this
> case is a file-existence test which runs "inline" with respect to the
> preceding commands. The use of $(shell ...) inside a command
> subverts/preempts that natural sequence. I think. :-)
That explains it - thanks!
Sam
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-05-11 4:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.63.0505061718380.6288@xmission.xmission.com>
2005-05-09 15:19 ` PPC uImage build not reporting correctly Kumar Gala
2005-05-10 4:28 ` Sam Ravnborg
2005-05-10 10:34 ` cpclark
2005-05-11 5:01 ` Sam Ravnborg [this message]
2005-05-10 15:14 Stephen Warren
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2005-05-06 15:23 Kumar Gala
2005-05-06 21:45 ` Sam Ravnborg
2005-05-06 21:57 ` Kumar Gala
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