Robert Pluim writes: > Eric Abrahamsen writes: > >> >> Oh, after reading a couple of "make" tutorials, I see maybe the make >> rule could be simplified to: >> >> ${leimdir}/../lisp/language/pinyin.el: ${srcdir}/MISC-DIC/pinyin.map >> $(AM_V_GEN)${RUN_EMACS} -l titdic-cnv -f pinyin-convert $< $0 > > $@ , I think. Ah, right you are, thanks. I was wondering why that wasn't working. This version should do the trick; it also gitignores the generated file. Eric