Re: How to generate a Makefile.depend?

From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen_at_grosbein.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:08:00 UTC
18.02.2022 21:28, Felix Palmen wrote:

> I'm trying to add a little tool to my local tree and I'm stuck with
> something I *assume* should be simple. As I understand it, there should
> be a Makefile.depend in its directory, listing all the dir dependencies,
> and this should be somehow auto-generated from .meta files. I just can't
> figure out how to do it.
> 
> I have this very simple Makefile for it:
> ---
> # $FreeBSD$
> 
> PACKAGE=	runtime
> 
> PROG=	pam_unix-helper
> MAN=	# no manpage, internally used by pam_unix.so
> 
> LIBADD=	crypt
> 
> BINOWN=	root
> BINMODE=4555
> 
> .include <bsd.prog.mk>
> ---
> 
> It builds just fine (using meta mode), so what do I need to do to get
> the corresponding Makefile.depend?

Take a look at comments in the file /usr/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
Generally you run "make depend", but it tells that
"meta+filemon mode will track dependencies itself", so no depend files used in this case.