From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: writing your own makefiles
Date: 28 Feb 2000 23:29:58 -0800
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leon <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au> writes:

> 	Hello everyone
> 
> 	at present i am writing my own make files and i happne to like it a lot
> ;-)
> 
> 	just have a simple question: currently when i add an included header
> file to my source code file, i hand write corresponding dependancyy in
> the makefile
> eg
> 
> test.cpp
> usually dependant on test.h
> but then in test.cpp text i include "test2.h"
> so then i go and manually write one more depend. for test.cpp namely the
> test2.h
> 
> 	The question is - is there anyway for make to automate such a process -
> or is it considered to be in the domain of the IDE responsibilities?
> 
> 	With best regards - Leon.

Yes, it can be automated.  Read the node "Generating Prerequisites
Automatically" in the Make manual.

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Nate Eldredge
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