How to get the basename of the current folder as variable in a makefile?
directory, makefile
Solution
I didn't have luck with the backtick syntax in makefiles (GNU Make 3.81) as Sylvain describes it. If it doesn't work for you either, use
$(shell basename $(CURDIR))
instead of
`basename $(CURDIR)`
Problem
I want to copy a file to a server using `scp`. But I want to use my current folder name in my makefile as variable. I know I get my current path using `$(CURDIR)` but my local path isn't the same on my remote server. E.g. my path is `/Users/obstschale/Documents/Lab2/` and I want to copy Lab2.tar to `user@server.au:/home/path/Lab2/`. ``` copy2server: echo $(CURDIR) scp Lab2.tar user@server.au:/home/path/{folder} ``` I probably have to pipe `$(CURDIR)` into something and find my last folder. Update: `$(CURDIR)` is the right variable. `$(CURID)` is the wrong one at least it didn't work for me.