%% Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ms> The info documentation for the 'shell' function includes the following ms> paragraph:
ms> The commands run by calls to the `shell' function are run when the ms> function calls are expanded. In most cases, this is when the makefile ms> is read in. The exception is that function calls in the commands of ms> the rules are expanded when the commands are run, and this applies to ms> `shell' function calls like all others. ms> However, this exception does not appear to be true in at least the ms> current version of make. Yes, it is. ms> I think the documentation needs to be clarified to explain this ms> behaviour (perhaps the shell functions are executed at the ms> beginning of the command group, This is what happens. When make gets ready to build a target, it evaluates all the commands needed to build that target at once, before the first line is invoked. I guess the paragraph you quote above could be clarified. Actually the whole paragraph seems poorly written; I'll probably just remove it and refer people to the section on expansion. Thx. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
