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# 1  
Old 12-19-2007
Question main makefile
hello everyone..

am having problem with my so-called main makefile

all my files are in the same folder, i was planning to make a single makefile that would make two executable but I got some errors so I separated them and used

Quote:
make -f makefile1
now i was wondering if I could create a single makefile that would call the 2 other makefile..

I made this one


Quote:
PROG = testprog
TRGTS = makefile1 makefile2

$(PROG) : $(TRGTS)

all: $(TRGTS)

makefile1: make -f testMake1
makefile2: make -f testMake2

clean:
make -f testMake1 clean
make -f testMake2 clean
but when i try to run make, it just gave the "Don't know how to make target 'make' "

any advice ?? please Smilie
# 2  
Old 12-19-2007
Code:
PROG = testprog
TRGTS = makefile1 makefile2

$(PROG) : $(TRGTS)

all: $(TRGTS)

makefile1: 
        $(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@

makefile2: 
        $(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@

clean:
        $(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@
        $(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@

# 3  
Old 12-19-2007
Question
thanks for the reply porter

Ive tried it, but I got the error, that it can make target makefile1

i change the macro names, the error is gone but it won't compile Smilie


Code:
PROG = testprog
TRGTS = testMake1 testMake2 

$(PROG) : $(TRGTS)

all: $(TRGTS)

testMake1 : 
        $(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@

testMake2 : 
        $(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@

clean:
        $(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@
        $(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@

# 4  
Old 12-19-2007
Code:
all clean:
        $(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@
        $(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@

# 5  
Old 12-19-2007
i try to run the make clean, and it works just fine

i change everything and reduce it to this

Quote:
PROG = testprog
TRGTS = testMake1 testMake2


all:
$(MAKE) -f testMake1 $@
$(MAKE) -f testMake2 $@
and it works Smilie
# 6  
Old 12-19-2007
See my previous post for a shorter makefile. Smilie

The problem you were having before was the child makefiles should have had a makefile1/2 target rule.
# 7  
Old 12-19-2007
yeah it really worked.. much better too.. thanks the replies.. Smilie
 
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