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Re: Shipping generated file from generated generator
- From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl at src dot lip6 dot fr>
- To: Akim Demaille <akim at epita dot fr>
- Cc: Automake List <automake at gnu dot org>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:05:38 +0200
- Subject: Re: Shipping generated file from generated generator
- References: <mv4sm88gmle.fsf@nostromo.lrde.epita.fr>
>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> writes:
[...]
Akim> I don't know how to do that without using .SECONDARY,
Akim> which doesn't appear to be universal amongst makes. Is
Akim> there a more portable solution?
I don't know of any, and I recommend against it. A distributed
file should never depend upon a non-distributed built file (see
also node distcleancheck in the FAQ).
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz