Re: .NOTPARALLEL!

[Paul Smith]

On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 10:12 +0330, ali hagigat wrote:
> If first make uses some arguments and the sub-make uses different
> arguments, will the sub-make have a combination of the two sets of the
> arguments? So it inherits the arguments of its parent program and will
> have its own arguments too?
> 
> What will be the order of these two sets of the arguments? What set
> comes first?
> 
> Sorry I have become confused. The first make invokes a shell and as
> the arguments of that shell will pass the invocation of the second
> make with its new arguments and also some old arguments from the first
> make? 

Please see the section "Communicating Options to a sub-'make'" in the
GNU make manual, where this exact subject is extensively documented.

If you have specific questions about behavior described (or not
described) in the docs let me know.

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