Re: Q: how to change search path for makefiles inside of makefile?

[Tristan Van Berkom]

I havent tried it without using a pattern charachter ('%') but this 
should probably work:

vpath makefileB path

but I usualy use:

vpath %.mk path...


Cheers,
                   -Tristan


> Hi!
>
> How can I change the search path for a makefileB inside makefileA ?
>
> Inside makefileA I have a
>
> include makefileB
>
> I want to have make search for makefileB first in the current directory (the 
> one I call make inside), then in the directory above and finally another 
> level higher.
>
> How do I implement this? Background: at the top level I have a makefile with 
> all settings. Next I want to derive my current makefile from the superclass 
> makefile.
>
> Is this possible with GNU make?
>
> If not: feature request: MAKEFILE_SEARCHPATH variable which can be defined 
> inside a makefile!!!
>
>