Remove prefix with make

Question

Is there a way to remove a prefix from a string (a pathname in my case) in make?

As an example, suppose I had the string:

FILES = a/b/c.         


        

Answer 1

You can strip off a leading a/ with

$(FILE:a/%=%)

See the text substitution function reference for more options & details.

Answer 2

Since you say GNU make, why not just:

$(FILE:a/%=%)

?