Need help with makefiles

[zolniatamas at caesar.elte.hu]

Idézet (Matúš Kukan <matus.kukan at gmail.com>):

Hi Matus,

> Hi,
>
> On 10 September 2012 14:31,  <zolniatamas at caesar.elte.hu> wrote:
>> define gb_ConcatPo
>> echo "" > $(2)
>> $(foreach lang,$(filter-out en-US,$(gb_WITH_LANG)), $(shell cat
>> $(gb_POLOCATION)/$(lang)/$(1) >> $(2) && printf "\n" >> $(2)))
>> endef
>>
>> then the function will return with an empty file, as if foreach had no
>> effect.
>
> You probably don't want to use $(shell ..).
> The command in there is executed first, when make is expanding
> gb_ConcatPo I guess.
> If you remove the shell it could +- work.
> Better to send more next time, like, how do you use it,.. if it does  
> not work.
>
> I am always experimenting when hacking makefiles.
> HTH,
>
> Matus
>

You were right, this was the problem. I use `` instead of $(shell ..)  
and it works. Many thanks for the help.


Zolnai Tamás