Re: dependencies in other folders

[Eduardo Suárez]

Philip Guenther wrote:
> Sorry, let me clarify: right now, Eduardo's makefile contains rules
> for copying files from other directories to the current directory.  It
> may be possible to simply remove those rules and instead specify the
> other directories via VPATH or vpath.
I haven't understood this. Are there examples available somewhere?

> If the local copies of those
> files are just used as prerequisites for other targets whose rules
> only reference them via automatic variables such as $< or $?, then
> that'll Just Work.  If they are used indirectly or are referenced by
> name instead of via automatic variables then that won't work.
This also is not clear for me. Are there examples in the info page?

Thanks a lof for your comments.