Can we include another makefile in the GNU makefile using a relative path?

Question

I have a Makefile in:

project/all_app/myapp/src/Makefile

I also have Depend.mk's master

 project/Depend.mk

Is it possible to include the main Makefile using a relative path?

 include ../../../../Depend.mk

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un33k Aug 25 '09 at 11:49

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2 answers

jrr · Answer 1 · 2009-11-04T20:06:58+0000

Be warned that make include starts with pwd and not along the path to the Makefile. (so make -f is likely to cause problems)

anon · Answer 2 · 2009-08-25T11:57:52+0000

The inclusion rules in make are a bit complicated - see this section of the GNU manual. But yes - you can do what you asked.