I'm experimenting with an updated build system at work; currently, I'm trying to find a good way to set compiler & flags depending on the target platform.
What I would like to do is something like
switch $(PLATFORM)_$(BUILD_TYPE)
case "Linux_x86_release"
CFLAGS = -O3
case "Linux_x86_debug"
CFLAGS = -O0 -g
case "ARM_release"
CC = armcc
AR = armlink
CFLAGS = -O2 -fx
...
which is not supported by GNU Make. Now, my first thought was to just do
-include $(PLATFORM)_$(BUILD_TYPE)
which is a pretty decent solution, however, it makes it hard to get an overview of what differs between files, not to mention that I'm looking forward to writing & maintaining a good 60-80 files, each containing a set of variable definitions.
Does anyone happen to know a better way to accomplish this? I.e. setting a set of flags and other options based on another variable?
Switching to a system which does it for you (automake/autoconf) may be simpler...