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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:44:09 -0100
From: Robert Hoehne <robert DOT hoehne AT gmx DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Recursive make: portable technique?
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bowman wrote :
> 
> So, my question, is the explicit cd safe in all configurations, or
> will
> I get burnt?

If you use GNU make in all configurations you refer to, the (in
my opinion) safest way is

	$(MAKE) -C ../new_dir

since then make is responsible for changing the directory,
and if GNU make runs on that system, it should be configured
the right way to do it correct :-)

Robert
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