Below is a variable I am using in a makefile.
copt = -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -g -c
I want to remove -mthumb and replace it with some other option.
Is there any way I can strip the option and add few other options.
I know how to add : Example - copt += -O3 but don't know how to remove the already existing options.
Thanks!
$(subst from,to,text)
Performs a textual replacement on the text text: each occurrence of from is replaced by to. The result is substituted for the function call.
In your case:
newopts = $(subst -mthumb, new_opt, $(copt))
A tad safer than $(subst...)
to to use something that operates on whole words:
newopts := $(filter-out -mthumb,${opts}) more opts
sed
works well:
sed -i 's/old_word/new_word/g' makefile