Re: $(wildcard) not expanding generated files

[DervishD]

    Hi Paul :)

> Why doesn't it
> work?  It doesn't work because GNU make actually caches the contents of
> directories as it reads them, for performance reasons.

    I supposed that some caching was the cause, but for me was
reasonable that $wildcard will not expand if the new file wasn't
cached.

> If you make that file an explicit target, rather than a side-effect,
> _then_ it will work.

    In the real makefile, it is an implicit target. I will see if I
can make explicit targets, because now all affected files are
implicit ones (well, they match something as path/* and the like).
Otherwise I'll stick to the $(shell) solution.

>   >> Is this a bug or a feature?
>   jb> Feature.
> Maybe, maybe not.  But, not as straightforward as it seems at any rate :).

    Interesting ;))))

    Thanks a lot for your answer and explanation. Now I have things
clearer, Paul :))

    Note that this is a generated Makefile, part of a bigger proyect
not yet released, but since it is GPL and it may be dumber than I
think, I attach it so you can see what is all about. Feel free to
ignore and feel free to criticize it ;)) Currently you cannot do
'make install' without doing before 'make all' due to the $(wildcard)
function issue, but I'll fix ASAP ;))

    Raúl

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