make

make debug tool. You can use this tool to debug Makefile

$description = "The following test creates a makefile to test MAKE \n"
              ."(very generic)";

$details = "DETAILS";

open(MAKEFILE,"> $makefile");

# The Contents of the MAKEFILE ...

print MAKEFILE "TMP  := \$(MAKE)\n";
print MAKEFILE "MAKE := \$(subst X=\$(X),,\$(MAKE))\n\n";
print MAKEFILE "all:\n";
print MAKEFILE "\t\@echo \$(TMP)\n";
print MAKEFILE "\t\$(MAKE) -f $makefile foo\n\n";
print MAKEFILE "foo:\n";
print MAKEFILE "\t\@echo \$(MAKE)\n";

# END of Contents of MAKEFILE

close(MAKEFILE);

# Create the answer to what should be produced by this Makefile
$answer = "$mkpath\n$mkpath -f $makefile foo\n"
	. "${make_name}[1]: Entering directory `$pwd'\n"
	. "$mkpath\n${make_name}[1]: Leaving directory `$pwd'\n";

&run_make_with_options($makefile,"",&get_logfile,0);

&rmfiles("foo");
# COMPARE RESULTS
&compare_output($answer,&get_logfile(1));

1;