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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:15:43 +0100
From: Maxime Henrion <mux@freebsd.org>
To: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>
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cc: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no>
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Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 03:10:56PM +0100, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote:
> +> Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> +> > it is really irritating that connecting files from other directory
> +> > is not possible.
> +> 
> +> It is; you're just not doing it right.  If it weren't possible, none
> +> of the stuff in src/contrib and src/crypto would ever get built.
> +> 
> +> (hint: .PATH)
> 
> Sorry, I'm aware of .PATH, but try to do something like:
> 
> SRCS=file1.c ../file2.c

If you're aware of .PATH, why aren't you just using it?

.PATH: ..

SRCS= file1.c file2.c

works just fine...

If that's not what you're looking for, you should try explaining your
problem better.

Maxime