> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:42:45 -0800 > From: Philip Guenther <guent...@gmail.com> > Cc: bug-make <bug-make@gnu.org> > > > The BB line is prefixed with a tab and is not continued. With the > > comment character in place it provides a ‘recipe commences before > > first target. Stop.’ error but with the # removed it’s treated as a > > valid variable assignment despite the leading tab: > ... > > So maybe Rule 5 needs a wording update? > > I would call that a bug in make.
It's a deliberate "feature", I think. AFAIR, X makefiles use a style where non-recipe lines begin with a TAB. So GNU Make cannot disallow such usage (which I do agree is unportable). _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
