OT: How to call a bash function within a makefile

[OnMyWayHome]

Sorry to post off-topic but I searched for usenet groups for bash and
makefiles and I can't find a closer newsgroup. I also searched the
internet using a variety of search strings and I can't find anything.
If anyone has a recommendation, please let me know and I will post there.

Here is an example GNU makefile:

function DoThis()
{
echo $0
}

all :
DoThis "Test"


I've seen this done before where a bash function is defined within a
makefile, and can be subsequently called when a target is matched.

However, when I run 'make' I get the following error:

makefile:3: *** missing separator. Stop.

Line 3 corresponds to "function DoThis()".

Does anyone know how to embed a bash function inside a GNU makefile?

Any help appreciated,
Chris

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Sorry to post off-topic but I searched for usenet groups for bash and
makefiles and I can't find a closer newsgroup.
gnu.bash
gnu.utils
gnu.utils.help

I also searched the
internet using a variety of search strings and I can't find anything.

Have you tried "GNU make manual"? Try it. You will get
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

If anyone has a recommendation, please let me know and I will post
there.

See above.

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V