%% Jonathan Kamens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jk> Alas, we've found another problem with pattern-specific variable jk> assignments in 3.79.1 that is independent of my fix and that I don't jk> have time to debug right now. If you put this into a Makefile:
jk> a.b: jk> echo $(RULE) jk> RULE = $(basename $@) jk> # This line causes "$@" in the first part of "RULE" to be "undefined". jk> a.b: RULE += oops jk> And run "make" on it, it'll echo "oops" when it should echo "a oops". jk> It appears that the "$(basename $@)" is being expanded too early. This has been fixed in CVS for a while; the fix will be in the next release of GNU make. If you like I can send you a patch. jk> P.S. It would be nice if bug reports about Make were acknowledged in jk> some way. I acknowledge them to the best of my ability. Have reported bugs that weren't acknowledged? jk> P.P.S. Is [EMAIL PROTECTED] archived anywhere? Sure... see the bottom of each message: jk> _______________________________________________ jk> Bug-make mailing list jk> [EMAIL PROTECTED] jk> http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make If you're looking for something with search capabilities, there are a number of "third party" mail list archivers that carry bug-make. Ask Google about "bug-make archives" for example. jk> Is there a newsgroup associated with it? No. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://www.paulandlesley.org/gmake/ "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
