Re: Makefile --srcdir option

On Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 7:19 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Heime <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > How can I make a --srcdir user option for a makefile that builds
> > a package documentation.  And what would customarily be the default
> > source directory: a . or a fullpath?
> >
> 
> 1. You can specify it in the makefile:
> 
>     srcdir = /path/to/my/source/files/

Yes.  But would you suggest to use srcdir = . and run the makefile 
at that location.  If I use /path/to/my/source/files/ this will 
have to change when users copy their files to their preferred 
location.
 
>     (info "(make) Using Variables")
> 
> 2. You can specify it to ‘make’:
> 
>      $ make srcdir=/path/to/my/source/files/

Would the user supplied srcdir to the `make' command override the 
srcdir = /path/to/my/source/files/ in the makefile?  Or would I 
need to perform some argument checks in the makefile itself?
 
> 3. There are other means (for example, by referencing an
> environment variable), which you can ask the ‘make’ users
> mailing list:
> 
>    https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
> 
>    [email protected]

I will check this as well.
 
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