Re: suppres message

[Noel Yap]

address@hidden wrote:
> 
> When I use the following import file construction:
> 
>  .add_rules.mk : makefile
>         @rm -f $@;\
>         ...rules...;\
> 
> import .add_rules.mk

Don't you mean "include"?

> I get the first time I run make (since the .add_rules.mk file is not yet 
> there) the message:
> 
> "makefile:71: .add_rules.mk: No such file or directory"
> 
> Is there any way to prevent this message?

Try:

-include .add_rules.mk

HTH,
Noel
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