> > The variable is assinged with a ":=", not a "?=", so you can't change it > from outside, can you? Variables assigned with ":=" can be changed like this: $ cat Makefile FOO := fisk $(info FOO=$(FOO)) all: @: $ FOO=bar make FOO=fisk $ make FOO=bar FOO=bar The first is the same as using an environment variable. The latter is a special make syntax. Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html