From: dbe AT wgn DOT net ("$Bill Luebkert")
Subject: Re: problem with make in b18
4 Jun 1997 21:12:14 -0700
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Nicholas J Brealey wrote:
> 
> I have come across a strange problem with make with b18.
> 
> I have two make files:
> 
> one.mk contains
> 
> all:
>         @echo CC=$(CC)
>         @make -f two.mk
> 
> two.mk conatins
> 
> all:
>         @echo CC=$(CC)
> 
> With b18 on NT4.0 and Win95 I get the following behaviour:
> 
> $ make -f one.make CC=xx
> CC=xx
> CC=gcc
> 
> but using Gnu make on Solaris or Linux or using Gnu make compiled as a
> native application on NT 4.0 I get:
> $ make -f one.mk
> CC=xx
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/nick'
> CC=xx
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nick'
> 
> or
> 
> $ make -s -f one.mk CC=xx
> CC=xx
> CC=xx
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas?

Try changing the '@make -f two.mk' to '@make -e -f two.mk'.

Actually '@$(MAKE) -e -f two.mk' would be better, I think. :)

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