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Re: [RFA:] toplevel Makefile.in: In EXTRA_TARGET_FLAGS, pass RANLIB_FOR_TARGETnot RANLIB.
- To: hp at bitrange dot com
- Subject: Re: [RFA:] toplevel Makefile.in: In EXTRA_TARGET_FLAGS, pass RANLIB_FOR_TARGETnot RANLIB.
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at redhat dot com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:39:57 -0400
- CC: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0108032324510.32927-100000@dair.pair.com>
> Looks like a typo/thinko (found "the hard way"), but I'm scared and I
> don't understand why that echo-curse is there.
The idea is that if the current Makefile doesn't define RANLIB, then
it will *not* override a sub-make's definiton of RANLIB by saying
"RANLIB=". It will instead allow the sub-make to provide a default.