Re: Prerequisites processing order

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Angel Tsankov wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert P. J. Day" <address@hidden>
> To: "Angel Tsankov" <address@hidden>
> Cc: "Ken Smith" <address@hidden>; "make-help mailing list"
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> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 2:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Prerequisites processing order
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> > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Angel Tsankov wrote:
> >
> > > OK, if I define this relationship:
> > >
> > > target: prereq1 prereq2
> > >
> > > and execute make with -j option is there any chance that prereq2 is
> > > processed before prereq1?
> >
> > sure.  make doesn't place any ordering constraints on pre-requisites.
> >
> > rday
> >
>
> So, how do I ensure specific processing order of the prerequisites
> of some targets even if make is invoked with -j?

if prereq2 has to be done before prereq1, then make the latter a
prerequisite of the former.

target: prereq1

prereq1: prereq2


rday