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~/tmp>make --version
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for i686-redhat-linux-gnu
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
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Consider the following Makefile:
~/tmp>cat Makefile
FOO="This should not be printed"
Makefile: foobar
@echo Target $@: $(FOO)
foobar:
@echo Target $@: $(FOO)
touch foobar
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This first time I run this, it print FOO (as it should):
~/tmp>rm foobar
~/tmp>make
Target foobar: This should not be printed
touch foobar
Target Makefile: This should not be printed
make: `Makefile' is up to date.
Now we get to the bug:
~/tmp>make
Target Makefile: This should not be printed
make: `Makefile' is up to date.
and even:
~/tmp>make -n
Target Makefile: This should not be printed
make: `Makefile' is up to date.
It seems that target `Makefile' is ALWAYS executed.
I think this one is also funny:
~/tmp>rm foobar
~/tmp>make -n
Target foobar: This should not be printed
touch foobar
Target Makefile: This should not be printed
make: `Makefile' is up to date.
~/tmp>ls foobar
foobar
or even
~/tmp>rm foobar
~/tmp>make -n foobar
Target foobar: This should not be printed
touch foobar
Target Makefile: This should not be printed
make: `foobar' is up to date.
~/tmp>ls foobar
foobar
Seems option `-n' doesn't work at all.
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Carlo Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -=- Jesus Loves you -=-
