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Re: "cd dir && $(MAKE)", not "cd dir; $(MAKE)"
DJ Delorie writes:
>
> I agree that && is better than ;
>
> but if the etc directory is missing yet needed, something else is
> broken. We should fix that problem first.
I dunno, I'd argue the other way. :-)
Let's fix the && vs ; problem first.
That way the missing directory problem will more readily stick out
(rather than make running on and on).
> Why is your build trying to install a directory it hasn't built? Mine
> seems to work, unless I "rm -rf etc". It seems the install targets
> don't depend on the build targets (which is probably a reasonable
> assumption).