writing else if condition in makefile

luvpriya777 · 03-18-2010, 08:56 AM

I need to write an else-if condition in a makefile, and though the format is posted on several websites, nothing seem to be working, andI get an error everytime. Could anybody please write a small example with an else-if conditional in a maekefile?

Zuulie · 03-18-2010, 10:50 AM

Yes, at least one syntax was broken in make (GNU Make 3.81). The conditional ifeq (et al) seems to work OK:

Code:

TEST=NoProbbs

all : Makefile
ifeq ($(TEST),NoProbbs)
        STATUS=OK
else
        STATUS=NOTOK
endif

There are more details here:
http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/localfile..._72.html#SEC71