How do I execute each command in a list?

Question

If I have a list of n commands, c = c1 ... cn, how can I execute them in order for a given target? I tried the foreach construct

$(foreach x,$(c),./$(x))

but that puts all the commands on one line. Any clues?

Answer 1

You identified the problem (“but that puts all the commands on one line”). You just need to append a newline whenever you expand $x in your loop.

define \n


endef

Now simply use $(foreach x,$c,./$(x)${\n}) in your recipe.