Hi Paul et al, Here's a report[1] from Debian. I think he'd like a
.NO-BUILTIN-VARIABLES: magic rule. Thoughts or advice? Thanks, 3.82.x is coming along nicely. :) Jonathan [1] Britton Leo Kerin wrote at <http://bugs.debian.org/620211>: > Please note I'm actually running my own compiled version of 3.82. I just find > the debian bug reporting interface a little too easy, and this is an upstream > wishlist item :) > > The subject pretty much says it. What I do now is: > > HAVE_NO_BUILTIN_VARIABLES_OPTION := $(shell echo $(MAKEFLAGS) | grep -e R) > ifndef HAVE_NO_BUILTIN_VARIABLES_OPTION > $(error This makefile requires use of the -R/--no-builtin-variables option) > endif > > which forces users of the makefile to do it. But there should be a way to > just > do this from with the Makefile. The implicit rules and default variable > values > represent the cruft of a bygone era and aren't worth all the trouble and > confusion they cause. And they were an ironic and bad idea to begin with, > since by definition and convention firm enought to merit them is just > going to get put in somebodies IDE anyway: make is useful for the > strange stuff and the custom work. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
