Generic and platform-specific Makefiles

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From: Alex Vinokur
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:32

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Hi,

I would like to create Makefile which suits different platforms and operating systems.

#########################
# GNU Make version 3.79.1
#########################

For instance, I have some program.

If I compile the program on Cygwin (Windows 2000)
  the Makefile must contain the following line :
-------------------------
LIBS          = -lwsock32
-------------------------

If I compile the program on Linux
  the Makefile must not contain that line.


What ways should be used to create such a Makefile? :
* generic Makefile for all platforms?
* main Makefile including platform-specific definitions?
* something else?

What techniques exist to do that?

Thanks,

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   Alex Vinokur
     mailto:alexvn@connect.to
     http://mathforum.org/library/view/10978.html
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