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| From | James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Program to output initials of a name |
| Date | 2015-10-30 13:44 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n10a5j$1vr$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 10/30/2015 03:44 AM, David Brown wrote: > On 29/10/15 20:54, Jorgen Grahn wrote: >> On Wed, 2015-10-28, David Brown wrote: >>> On 28/10/15 16:19, Jorgen Grahn wrote: >> ... >>>> Even if the whole builtin implicit rule (%.o: %.c or whatever it is) >>>> doesn't apply, I think it probably simplifies your Makefile if you >>>> write your own implicit rules. Untested example: >>>> >>>> obj-arm/%.o: %.c >>>> $(CC) ... etc >>>> >>>> test/%.o: test/%.c >>>> $(CC) ... etc >>> >>> Those are not implicit rules - they are /explicit/. And yes, of course >>> I use these - the great majority of the rules run are generated from >>> such patterns. >> >> GNU Make seems to call them "implicit rules", but at the same time >> calls them "pattern rules". The builtin ones are called "predefined >> implicit rules". It's pretty confusing, and I was not sure I had it >> right. It doesn't help that they also have "Old-Fashioned Suffix >> Rules" ... >> >> Anyway, it seems that we agree, beyond the terminology confusion! >> > > I've just had another look - the GNU make manual is inconsistent, so we > are both right! Let's call them "explicit implicit rules" :-) > > Whatever they are, they are essential to writing flexible makefiles, and > I expect we both use them in approximately the same way. On my system, info make says the following: > Makefiles contain five kinds of things: "explicit rules", "implicit > rules", "variable definitions", "directives", and "comments". Rules, > variables, and directives are described at length in later chapters. > > * An "explicit rule" says when and how to remake one or more files, > called the rule's "targets". It lists the other files that the > targets depend on, called the "prerequisites" of the target, and > may also give commands to use to create or update the targets. > *Note Writing Rules: Rules. For example: MOD_PR03: MOD_PR03.o input.o output.o processing.o is the first line of an explicit rule. > * An "implicit rule" says when and how to remake a class of files > based on their names. It describes how a target may depend on a > file with a name similar to the target and gives commands to > create or update such a target. *Note Using Implicit Rules: > Implicit Rules. That covers every type of rule that you two have been discussing, including pattern rules and "old-fashioned" suffix rules. obj-arm/%.o: %.c The distinction seems pretty clear to me. -- James Kuyper
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Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-26 03:22 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 05:32 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-26 14:34 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 10:38 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 05:37 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-26 13:53 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 07:33 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 15:21 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 16:26 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 16:41 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-26 10:27 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 17:29 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 15:40 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-27 13:36 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 13:45 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-27 15:10 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-27 20:08 +0000
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Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 21:34 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 08:50 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-28 15:19 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 22:17 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-29 19:54 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-30 08:44 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 13:44 -0400
Re: Program to output initials of a name guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2015-10-28 04:19 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 12:50 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2015-10-28 08:19 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2015-10-28 10:21 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 22:34 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 15:50 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-27 14:13 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 14:15 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-27 08:59 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-27 21:34 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 12:09 -0400
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-27 20:03 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 19:36 -0400
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-28 09:06 +0100
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-28 12:28 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-26 10:15 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-27 07:34 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 18:40 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 19:00 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-27 08:53 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 20:41 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-27 10:24 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 16:06 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-27 13:16 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-27 08:46 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-28 07:25 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 15:52 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 02:15 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-26 19:28 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 02:39 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-27 02:59 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 10:24 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-27 03:57 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 11:09 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-27 11:23 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 11:28 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 11:37 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 11:46 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 11:50 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-27 08:44 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-27 11:19 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-27 11:25 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-28 14:24 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-26 14:00 -0400
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-27 11:00 +1300
Re: Program to output initials of a name Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2015-10-27 15:39 -0400
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 10:17 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 10:28 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 10:43 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-26 03:52 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-27 13:11 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-27 15:14 +0100
[OT] family naming conventions James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 12:01 -0400
Re: [OT] family naming conventions Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-10-27 13:17 -0600
Re: [OT] family naming conventions Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-27 13:55 -0700
Re: [OT] family naming conventions Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-27 17:59 -0500
Re: [OT] family naming conventions raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 15:56 +0000
Re: [OT] family naming conventions James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-10 11:41 -0500
Re: [OT] family naming conventions raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 19:00 +0000
Re: [OT] family naming conventions James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-10 14:11 -0500
Re: [OT] family naming conventions raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 21:19 +0000
Re: [OT] family naming conventions Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-10 13:32 -0800
Re: [OT] family naming conventions raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-13 21:38 +0000
Re: [OT] family naming conventions Udyant Wig <udyantw@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 15:47 +0530
Re: [OT] family naming conventions raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-13 21:36 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-27 08:50 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-27 16:23 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-27 10:06 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 05:40 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Udyant Wig <udyantw@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 16:20 +0530
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 10:55 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 10:20 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-26 17:36 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-28 16:54 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-29 00:50 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-30 08:18 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-26 06:15 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 09:42 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 11:20 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 09:44 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 11:21 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 09:47 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 10:47 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 18:20 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 11:56 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-26 19:24 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 12:01 -0700
Re: Program to output initials of a name Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-26 17:48 +0000
Re: Program to output initials of a name Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-26 10:43 -0700
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