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From: pha21@seq1.keele.ac.uk (Braham Levy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Makefile for Compressed files (.o.Z)
Summary: possible method of getting uncompressed files from compressed
	 using make
Message-ID: <1069@keele.keele.ac.uk>
Date: 12 Apr 91 11:30:27 GMT
References: <1991Apr8.194733.17653@berlioz.nsc.com>
Organization: University of Keele, England
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In article <1991Apr8.194733.17653@berlioz.nsc.com>, nelson@desktop.uiuc.edu (Taed Nelson) writes:
> 
> I've been trying to create a makefile which automatically uncompresses
>   the appropriate file when it is needed.  Let's limit the discussion
>   to just .o files.
>  .....
> It seems that this must have been done before -- anyone know how
>   to do it?  An example will suffice.
> 
> Thanks!

Here's somoething that worked for me 

<====Cut It Here====>
#
# Makefile to uncompress things
# j braham levy april 1991 (all wrong reserved)
#
COMPRESS = compress
UNCOMPRESS = uncompress

obj:  
	$(UNCOMPRESS) `ls *.o.Z`

src:
	$(UNCOMPRESS) `ls *.c.Z`

all:	obj src
<=====End Here======>

the rest is plain sailing !!

hope this is of use

braham


email: brahamlevy@uk.ac.keele (or similar)

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Keele, Staffs, 
UK.