Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!elsie!ado From: ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Can stuff such as "CFLAGS=-g" be passed to sub-makes? Message-ID: <7301@elsie.UUCP> Date: Mon, 22-Dec-86 15:00:55 EST Article-I.D.: elsie.7301 Posted: Mon Dec 22 15:00:55 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Dec-86 22:53:15 EST Followup-To: poster Organization: NIH-LEC, Bethesda, MD Lines: 14 If I'm doing recursive makes, with a "makefile" rule such as whatever whateverelse: -cd subdir1 ; $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@ -cd subdir2 ; $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) $@ is there some way I can arrange things so that if I use the command make whatever CFLAGS=-g the "CFLAGS=-g" will be passed to the sub-makes? Please mail me any replies, rather than posting an article. Thanks. -- UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. -- UUCP: ..decvax!seismo!elsie!ado ARPA: elsie!ado@seismo.ARPA DEC, VAX, Elsie & Ado are Digital, Borden & Ampex trademarks.