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Re: 10-check-am.patch
>>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> writes:
Akim> It means that for instance we could have
Akim> a b c: d e f
Akim> in a .am file, and have file_contents_with_transform (provided we
Akim> taught it that a, b and c are special targets) push @a, @b, @c the
Akim> list of d, e and f.
Do you mean something like doing this for install, uninstall targets,
and the like?
That would be fine with me. However for non-trivial targets sometimes
weird special handling is required.
Akim> Now my patch is only an approximation of this, since it catches
Akim> specifically just .PHONY. How to extend it?
Or do it by matching against the names of the targets. There are
probably a small number of targets like this, so we could handle it
via a list of regexps.
Or do I misunderstand? Your explanation is a bit abstract. Maybe
some more concrete examples would help.
Tom