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Variables not being set in Makefile

I have to set the profile variable in Makefile, if it's not set by default, here is my approach. But when I run this, echo statements work fine, but variables are not being set. set_vars: if [ &...
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How to port $(shell find . -name '*.cpp') on windows?

I have this in makefile: # find cpp files in subdirectories SOURCES := $(shell find . -name '*.cpp') So I wanted to make generic FIND command that behaves correctly on windows and linux: ifeq ($(OS)...
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Bash commands in Makefile

I want to use bash commands in Makefile along with MATLAB scripts. Currently when i put a simple bash command in Makefile and run that target, I get error /bin/bash: ./test1: No such file or ...
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Unable to preserve hard links. Why?

I'm trying to create a Makefile that would automate remastering Knoppix distribution. I'm trying to copy filesystem from the read-only compressed loop device to normal filesystem to be able to modify ...
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How do I make rm not give an error if a file doesn't exist?

I'm writing a makefile that will clean up some useless files at the end of the compilation. If a target has already been made, it will of course skip that target and the useless file may not be there....
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