Re: make (possible FAQ)

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From: Ross Smith
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:48

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Ian Zimmerman wrote:

> 
> So, how does one handle, in plain make, the situation where multiple
> outputs depend on the same input, and the same command updates both
> outputs?
> 
> The GNU make manual says if both outputs are listed as targets of the
> same rule, the command will be run twice, once for each target ---
> which isn't what I want.

Use an intermediate target that both targets depend on:

.PHONY: both

both:
        command

target1 target2: both

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