Makefile: run the cd commands in a subshell #5073
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In bmake, if the directory is changed (with cd or anything else), bmake won't return to the "root directory" on the next command (in the same Makefile rule). This commit runs the cd command in a subshell so it would work in bmake.
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Only one question: should we prefer |
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If POSIX is of any concern, then the latter. However, both GNU make and BSD make support |
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Thanks! So let's go with the cd approach. Will merge! |
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In bmake, if the directory is changed (with cd or anything else), bmake won't return to the "root directory" on the next command (in the same Makefile rule). This commit runs the cd command in a subshell so it would work in bmake. This has been applied in
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