Re: Variable assignment that depends on a generated target

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: David Wuertele <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:17:57 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> I have a variable named VERSION that is set thusly:
> 
>    VERSION := $(shell grep VERSION /path/to/some/file)
> 
> The problem is that /path/to/some/file is a target that is generated after the
> VERSION is assigned.
> 
> I would like to force /path/to/some/file to get generated before VERSION is
> assigned.  Is there a way to specify that?

How about

 VERSION := $(shell make /path/to/some/file && grep VERSION /path/to/some/file)

?