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Status Future consideration
Categories ClearCase
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 8, 2020

clearmake -C gnu should support syntax for handling multiple targets with a single rule like gmake 4.2

With the current gmake 4.2 a - long discussed - syntax feature for handling a rule of multiple targets built by the same rule was released.

a b c :&
build-me

As a result, this is the same as in solaris make done via
a + b + c:
build-me

Besides the advantage of a solution for clearmake -C gnu, which is standard, there is no need to fiddle make targets defined by a make makro, because you can it use directly like

MY = a b c
$(MY) :&
build-me

For solaris mode this is cannot be done without makro replacement pattern.

Idea priority Medium
RFE ID 145841
RFE URL
RFE Product Rational ClearCase