[m-dev.] For review: Split auto-generated dependencies

[Fergus Henderson]

That looks fine, thanks Warwick.

On 19-Jul-1999, Warwick Harvey <wharvey at cs.monash.edu.au> wrote:
> I just realised that I hadn't updated the documentation in the user guide 
> for the C2INITARGS changes.  Here's a diff addressing that lack, to be added 
> to the previous diffs.
> 
> Warwick
> 
> diff -u -r1.179 user_guide.texi
> --- user_guide.texi     1999/07/08 04:56:34     1.179
> +++ user_guide.texi     1999/07/19 05:59:11
> @@ -517,8 +522,15 @@
>  
>  @item C2INITFLAGS and EXTRA_C2INITFLAGS
>  Options to pass to the c2init program.
> -(Note that compilation model options should be
> -specified in @code{GRADEFLAGS}, not in @code{C2INITFLAGS}.)
> +(Note that compilation model options and extra files to be processed by
> +c2init should not be specified in @code{C2INITFLAGS} - they should be
> +specified in @code{GRADEFLAGS} and @code{C2INITARGS}, respectively.)
> + at end table
> +
> + at item C2INITARGS and EXTRA_C2INITARGS
> +Extra files to be processed by c2init.  These variables should not be
> +used for specifying flags to c2init (that's what @code{C2INITFLAGS} is for)
> +since they are also used to derive extra dependency information.
>  @end table
>  
>  Other variables also exist - see
> @@ -717,7 +729,7 @@
>  @section Using libraries
>  
>  To use a library, you need to set the Mmake variables @samp{VPATH},
> - at samp{MCFLAGS}, @samp{MLFLAGS}, @samp{MLLIBS}, and @samp{C2INITFLAGS}
> + at samp{MCFLAGS}, @samp{MLFLAGS}, @samp{MLLIBS}, and @samp{C2INITARGS}
>  to specify the name and location of the library or libraries that you
>  wish to use. If you are using @samp{--intermodule-optimization}, you
>  may also need to set @samp{MGNUCFLAGS} if the library uses the C interface.
> @@ -737,8 +749,8 @@
>  MLFLAGS = -R$(MYPACKAGE_DIR) -R$(MYOTHERLIB_DIR) $(EXTRA_MLFLAGS) \
>            -L$(MYPACKAGE_DIR) -L$(MYOTHERLIB_DIR)
>  MLLIBS = -lmypackage -lmyotherlib $(EXTRA_MLLIBS)
> -C2INITFLAGS = $(MYPACKAGE_DIR)/mypackage.init \
> -              $(MYOTHERLIB_DIR)/myotherlib.init
> +C2INITARGS = $(MYPACKAGE_DIR)/mypackage.init \
> +             $(MYOTHERLIB_DIR)/myotherlib.init
>  
>  # This line may be needed if @samp{--intermodule-optimization}
>  # is in @samp{MCFLAGS}. @samp{-I} options should be added for any other
> @@ -754,9 +766,11 @@
>  options tell the linker where to find libraries.
>  (Note that the @samp{-R} options must precede the @samp{-L} options.)
>  The @samp{-l} options tell the linker which libraries to link with.
> -The extra arguments to @samp{c2init} specified in the @samp{C2INITLFLAGS}
> -variable tell @samp{c2init} where to find the @samp{.init} files for the
> -libraries, so that it can generate appropriate initialization code.
> +The extra arguments to @samp{c2init} specified in the @samp{C2INITARGS}
> +variable tell @samp{c2init} where to find the @samp{.init} files for
> +the libraries (so that it can generate appropriate initialization code)
> +as well as telling Mmake that any @samp{_init.c} files generated depend
> +on these files.
>  The @samp{-I} options in @samp{MGNUCFLAGS} tell the C preprocessor where
>  to find the header files for the libraries.
>  
> 
> 
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