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| -rw-r--r-- | comfignat.mk | 13 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | manual.en.html | 15 |
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diff --git a/comfignat.mk b/comfignat.mk index e134d2e..42dc5d8 100644 --- a/comfignat.mk +++ b/comfignat.mk @@ -513,11 +513,12 @@ preprocessed_files_in_builddir = ${addprefix ${builddir}/,${preprocessed_files}} Comfignat_default_goal: build # How to make directories: -${builddir} ${stage_gprdir}: +%/: mkdir -p $@ +.PRECIOUS: %/ # How to initialize a build directory with a delegating makefile: -${builddir}/Makefile: | ${builddir} +${builddir}/Makefile: | ${builddir}/ @echo 'Writing $@.' @( echo 'Comfignat_default_goal: force ; ${delegation_command}'; \ echo '%: force ; ${delegation_command} $$@'; \ @@ -576,19 +577,19 @@ show_configuration:: true # How to preprocess the project Comfignat: -${builddir}/comfignat.gpr: comfignat.gpr.gp | ${builddir} +${builddir}/comfignat.gpr: comfignat.gpr.gp | ${builddir}/ "${GNATPREP}" $< $@ -DInvoked_By_Makefile ${all_directories} # How to preprocess files that are needed during the build: -${builddir}/%: %.gp | ${builddir} +${builddir}/%: %.gp | ${builddir}/ ${preprocess_file} # How to preprocess usage projects: -${stage_gprdir}/%: %.gp | ${stage_gprdir} +${stage_gprdir}/%: %.gp | ${stage_gprdir}/ ${preprocess_file} # How to stage usage projects that don't need preprocessing: -${stage_gprdir}/%: % | ${stage_gprdir} +${stage_gprdir}/%: % | ${stage_gprdir}/ cp -p $< $@ preprocess: $${preprocessed_files_in_builddir} diff --git a/manual.en.html b/manual.en.html index fbeb65c..e54dda0 100755 --- a/manual.en.html +++ b/manual.en.html @@ -520,6 +520,19 @@ root of the source tree. Here's an example:</p> <pre class="example gpr">for Source_Dirs use ($Srcdir & "/tools");</pre> +<h3 id="rules">Writing Make Rules</h3> + +<h4 id="making_directories">Making Directories</h4> + +<p>There is no need to write rules to make directories. Comfignat has a pattern +rule that matches all pathnames that end with a slash, and creates the +directory and its ancestors. Just specify the directory as an order-only +prerequisite and be sure to append a slash. This rule ensures that the +directory <var>data</var> exists before the file <var>db</var> is written:</p> + +<pre class="example make">${stage_statedir}/example/data/db: | ${stage_statedir}/example/data/ + echo stuff > $@</pre> + <h3 id="targets">Make Targets</h3> <p>These phony targets are defined in <var>comfignat.mk</var>:</p> @@ -627,6 +640,8 @@ working in subdirectories use the right build and staging directories.</p></li> <li><p>The ability to save environment variables in the persistent configuration was added.</p></li> +<li><p>The pattern rule for making directories was added.</p></li> + <li><p>The Make targets <var>all</var>, <var>base</var> and <var>show_configuration</var> were added.</p></li> </ul> |