Re: [RFC] recursion: support user-defined recursive targets

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 06/30/2012 09:33 PM, Dave Hart wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 13:16 UTC, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>
>> Ah, but the nice thing about this new feature is that you don't need
>> to define a 'foo-local' target in each of your Makefiles in order to
>> support a recursive 'foo' target!  You only have to define 'foo-local'
>> where it has actually something to do.  This is not clear from your
>> formulation IMO.  Do you have an alternative formulation that takes
>> my clarification into account?
> 
> I tried to communicate that, but we could add "Automake generates
> corresponding stub @code{-local} targets when Makefile.am does not
> provide such target."
>
+1.  I will adjust the documentation along this line.

>> In light of my explanation above, I now think this example should be
>> extended as follows:
>>
>>  % @kbd{cat Makefile.am}
>>  SUBDIRS = sub
>>  foo-local:
>>       @echo This will be run by "make foo".
>>  % @kbd{cat sub/Makefile.am}
>>  SUBDIRS = src
>>  % @kbd{cat sub/src/Makefile.am}
>>  foo-local:
>>       @echo This too will be run by a "make foo" issued either in
>>       @echo the 'sub/src' directory, in the 'sub/' directory, or
>>       @echo in the top-level directory.
> 
> I agree highlighting the intermediate directory doesn't need to
> provide a foo-local target improves the example.
>
Good!

I will push the patch by tomorrow if there is no further feedback.

Thanks,
  Stefano