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Re: (no subject)
- From: Akim Demaille <akim at epita dot fr>
- To: Werner LEMBERG <wl at gnu dot org>
- Cc: autoconf at gnu dot org, Jeff Conrad <jeff_conrad at msn dot com>, Automake List <automake at gnu dot org>
- Date: 29 Aug 2002 11:57:21 +0200
- Subject: Re: (no subject)
- References: <20020823.175925.132935186.wl@gnu.org>
| There are compilers which don't accept `.cc' but need `.cpp' for C++
| files. Among them are z/OS (by default) and various compilers for
| MS-DOS and Windows. What about support for a CXXEXT variable? It is
| quite easy to add a rule
|
| .cc.cpp:
| $(CP) $< $@
Well, this is a problem, indeed. The first time this kind of question
was asked, people suggested working around these broken compilers
using a wrapper. Other people suggested a means to find the right
options.