From owner-freebsd-current Mon Sep 16 17:05:09 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA21745 for current-outgoing; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:05:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from meter.eng.uci.edu (root@meter.eng.uci.edu [128.200.85.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA21740 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:05:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from newport.ece.uci.edu by meter.eng.uci.edu (8.7.4) id RAA03730; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:04:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost by newport.ece.uci.edu (8.7.4) id RAA06410; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:04:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199609170004.RAA06410@newport.ece.uci.edu> To: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Object directory changes to make In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 Sep 1996 18:47:37 CDT." Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 17:04:51 -0700 From: Steven Wallace Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I am working hard at setting up an improved build scheme which does not > follow the limited uses which you have considered. The purpose of my changes is to bring back compatability of previous make yet retain new object tree changes. I also cleaned up some nasties. > > It appears that I will no longer be able to set the object directory to the > desired location because it is neither directly related to the entire `cwd` > nor does it end in "obj". If you want to set the object directory to a specific location, use MAKEOBJDIR=_path_ If you want it related to the entire `cwd` then do MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=_prefix_path_ I don't understand what the problem is! > > I still recomend consideration of some scheme that passes a "rule template" > rather than using any set of fixed rules. Only the "default rule" needs to > be built-in". Fine! If you want to write a rule template thing, go ahead. Consider my changes to be the "default rule". Steven