$ cat Makefile all: echo $(LOCALBASE) $ $ make echo $ What do I need to do to use LOCALBASE in my makefiles? Thanks -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423