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From: nelson@berlioz.nsc.com (Taed Nelson)
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Subject: MAKE -- dependent dependencies
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Date: 26 Apr 91 16:08:11 GMT
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I would like to make a makefile entry that has the effect of:
	%.1:	program %.2 %.3

According to the man page, the multiple '%'s on the RHS is illegal, and MAKE
complains about it too (although it mistakenly claims the LHS is the source of
the problems).

So, all I could think of was to try:
	%.1:	program $($$@:%.1=%.2) $($$@:%.1=%.3)
but that seems to have the same effect as
	%.1:	program

Does anyone know the 'right' way to do this, or how to properly use $$@?

Just so no one mistakenly "corrects" me, the man page entry states:
	To refer to the $@ dynamic macro within a dependency list, precede the