Re: how can i get a list of prerequisites for a target

[Paul D. Smith]

%% address@hidden writes:

  bg> I have a target as the following:

  bg> all : lib target java idl

  bg> How can I get the list of prerequisites for the target all.

If you mean within the command script, then you can use the $^ automatic
variable:

    all: lib target java idl
            @echo $^

See the GNU make manual section on automatic variables for the complete
list.

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