%% Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sr> When a variable is followed by a comment the variable is assigned sr> a value containing a space.
Yes. This is documented in the manual and is exactly how all versions of make behave. In fact, you don't even need a comment: any trailing whitespace is assigned to the variable even if there is nothing after it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "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
