Re: [Mingw-msys] RE: Differences between mingw-make and msys' make

[Soren A]

"Paul D. Smith" <address@hidden> wrote around 25 Sep 2002 
news:address@hidden:

> It's just another unused variable.  This is why we recommend using
> VPATH wherever possible: using the vpath syntax is GNU make specific
> and a syntax error in other versions of make. 
> 
> You just can't get the benefit of compiling in other directories if you
> don't use GNU make (or at least a make that has "sane" VPATH
> characteristics), but compiling in the same directory still works.

Yes, thanks Paul, you had the patience to explain and I am completely
out of it. 

Not only "we recommend" but in fact it is *built in* to Automake to
create a VPATH entry.

Oh, and as you noted, GNU 'make' is not the only 'make' that understands
VPATH. 

  Best,
   Soren A