Makefile - If Statement?

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hey,

I'm creating a Makefile, and in one of my targets, i need an IF statement to determine if two things are equal... but, I can't get it to run. Any ideas what is wrong?

Here's a snippet of the test from makefile:

test-if
        ifeq("a", "a")
          python somefile.py
        else
          python anotherfile.py
        endif
2

Hi.

It helps if you say more than: I can't get it to run, versions, etc.

So, for this script:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# @(#) s1       Demonstrate ifeq in make, with, without parens.

echo
set +o nounset
LC_ALL=C ; LANG=C ; export LC_ALL LANG
echo "Environment: LC_ALL = $LC_ALL, LANG = $LANG"
echo "(Versions displayed with local utility \"version\")"
version >/dev/null 2>&1 && version "=o" $(_eat $0 $1) make
set -o nounset
echo

FILE=${1-Makefile}

echo " Data file $FILE:"
cat $FILE

echo
echo " Results:"
make

exit 0

We get:

% ./s1

Environment: LC_ALL = C, LANG = C
(Versions displayed with local utility "version")
OS, ker|rel, machine: Linux, 2.6.11-x1, i686
Distribution        : Xandros Desktop 3.0.3 Business
GNU bash 2.05b.0
GNU Make 3.80

 Data file Makefile:
# Sat Jan 24 11:25:44 CST 2009

file:
        @echo
        @echo " No parens, whitespace ignored."
  ifeq    "a"    "a"
        @echo " Strings are equal."
  else
        @echo " Strings differ."
  endif
        @echo
        @echo " With parens -- tricky comparison of whitespace."
  ifeq ( "a", "a" )
        @echo " Strings are equal."
  else
        @echo " Strings differ."
  endif

 Results:

 No parens, whitespace ignored.
 Strings are equal.

 With parens -- tricky comparison of whitespace.
 Strings differ.

You can google for examples or read GNU Make Manual - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) or try:

cheers, drl