David Boyce-3 wrote > Paul has already demonstrated later in the thread that I was wrong. > Nothing to see here, move along. > > David > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:42 AM, wpmcnamara <
> wpmcnamara@ > > wrote: >> David Boyce-3 wrote >>> I think the headline here is that $(file) is analogous to $(shell) in >>> that it's intended specifically for use _outside_ of recipes. >> >> Then why does the example given in the GNU Make manual show $(file) being >> used in a recipe? Not arguing whether it is intended to be used there >> are >> not as I'm not expert enough to know one way or another. >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://gnu-make.2324884.n4.nabble.com/file-function-bug-or-not-tp15161p15213.html >> Sent from the Gnu - Make - Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-make mailing list >> > Bug-make@ >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-make mailing list > Bug-make@ > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make Fair enough. I was chasing a similar failure in $(file) to create the file. Turns out it was a version issue. $(file) didn't appear until 4.0 and a call to it prior to that appears to silently do nothing. Thanks, Patrick M -- View this message in context: http://gnu-make.2324884.n4.nabble.com/file-function-bug-or-not-tp15161p15217.html Sent from the Gnu - Make - Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
