Thread: how to automatically update archive file in another directory

  1. 01-11-2009 #1
    patiobarbecue
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    how to automatically update archive file in another directory

    dear there,

    I have two directories: Common and Sub. In Common I have files to generate common.a
    and in Sub, I need to generate executables which all depends on common.a

    how can I ask make to automatically update common.a, if files for its members are changed? I tried VPATH and GPATH, but didn't make it work yet. Looking for help! Thanks!
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    Add the makefile to the top-level makefile as a dependency which always happens.
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