X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ian/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=7de4def345f95bdfa39f6da34992be894b22e11f;hb=05f337b62aaf5a0786ab3db09d0dacc141a881c4;hp=e3259c0924414e19770c5fa42007646696ddbdab;hpb=033421585dfa781211b558d7acc310b8540ba60e;p=subdirmk.git diff --git a/README b/README index e3259c0..7de4def 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -83,17 +83,18 @@ targets may be in run in parallel: there is only one `make' invocation at a time. There is no sequencing between subdirectories, only been individual targets (as specified according to their dependencies). -You can define other per-directory recursive targets too: simply -mention (usually, by setting) the variable &TARGETS_zonk, or whatever. -This will create a src/zonk target (for appropriate value of src/). -Unlike `all', these other targets only exist in areas of the project -where at least something mentions them. So for example, if -&TARGETS_zonk is mentioned in src but not lib, `make zonk' in -lib will fail. If you want to make a target exist everywhere, -mention its name in Prefix.sd.mk or Suffix.sd.mk (see below). - -Prefix.sd.mk, Suffix.sd.mk, inclusion -------------------------------------- +You can define other per-directory recursive targets too: set the +variable &TARGETS_zonk, or whatever (being sure to write &TARGETS_zonk +at the start of a line). This will create a src/zonk target (for +appropriate value of src/). Unlike `all', these other targets only +exist in areas of the project where at least something mentions them. +So for example, if &TARGETS_zonk is set in src but not lib, `make +zonk' in lib will fail. If you want to make a target exist +everywhere, += it with nothing in Prefix.sd.mk or Suffix.sd.mk (see +below). + +Prefix.sd.mk, Suffix.sd.mk, Final.sd.mk, inclusion +-------------------------------------------------- The files Prefix.sd.mk and Suffix.sd.mk in the toplevel of the source are automatically processed before and after each individual @@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ autogenerated `main.mk' which merely has some basic settings and includes. So if you want to get in early and set global variables, put them near the top of Subdir.sd.mk. +The file Final.sd.mk in the toplevel directory is processed and +included after all the other files. + subdirmk's filter script itself sets (only) these variables: top_srcdir abs_top_srcdir @@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ There are two kinds of template files. How to include `&:include foo.sd.mk' `include foo.mk' in all relevant .sd.mk in only one (but not needed for Subdir.sd.mk - Prefix, Suffix) + Prefix, Suffix, Final) If you `include subdirmk/regen.mk', dependency management and automatic regeneration for all of this template substitution, and for