>>>>> "PS" == Paul Smith <psm...@gnu.org> writes: PS> On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 16:19 +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: >> On (info "(make) Automatic Variables") you mention >> `$(@F)' is equivalent to `$(notdir $@)'. >> >> But on (info "(make) File Name Functions") you don't mention the >> converse! >> >> Nobody would have guessed there are shorter ways to write those things.
PS> Only the automatic variables have special shorthand such as $(@F), etc. PS> $(notdir ...) works with any value, and so the documentation for that PS> function is generic and doesn't mention special cases that only work PS> with a limited number of variables. Do say 'for some things there are even shorter ways...' else "sure felt foolish the day I discovered there was a shorter way all along". _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
