Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:44:42 -0600 From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net> To: James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net>, Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: possible bug with 'make readmes' Message-ID: <4.3.2.20001031082331.00d66ab0@207.227.119.2> In-Reply-To: <39FED43E.DA69EC0C@thehousleys.net> References: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0010280859310.1326-100000@blues.jpj.net> <39FA428A.19C0EAF3@ipass.net> <Pine.BSI.4.21.0010280859310.1326-100000@blues.jpj.net> <20001028104607.A10335@greycat.com> <4.3.2.20001031050743.00bab9c0@207.227.119.2> <20001031054441.A94263@greycat.com>
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At 09:16 AM 10/31/00 -0500, James Housley wrote:
> > > .for dir in ${SUBDIR}
> > > .if exists(${dir})
> > > SUBDIR_EXISTS += ${dir}
> > > .endif
> > > .endfor
> > > SUBDIR = ${SUBDIR_EXISTS}
> > >
> > You're right, that is better. Now, where did I put that excuse
> > file? Oh yeah, here's one: "Not enough coffee that day." :-)
> > Thanks.
>
>Might it be better to use ".if exists(${dir}/Makefile)" because I think
>it will still fail if the directory exists but is missing the files.
Good point, but then ".if exists(${.CURDIR}/${dir}/Makefile)" is even
better. Just compare a make using '-dA'
And I don't drink coffee. ;)
Jeff Mountin - jeff@mountin.net
Systems/Network Administrator
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