$> does not work all the time

diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c504c49567cb121075b0c0597e3dafa86f2c1524..c4a8d70046a251fcaa9aac19b3f51a4db4c72417 100644 (file)
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ libmagic_la_LIBADD = $(LTLIBOBJS) $(MINGWLIBS)
 file_SOURCES = file.c
 file_LDADD = libmagic.la
 CLEANFILES = magic.h
+HDR= $(top_srcdir)/src/magic.h.in
 
-magic.h:       $(top_srcdir)/src/magic.h.in
-       sed -e "s/X.YY/$$(echo @VERSION@ | tr -d .)/" < $> > $@
+magic.h:       ${HDR}
+       sed -e "s/X.YY/$$(echo @VERSION@ | tr -d .)/" < ${HDR} > $@