> Both a Lisp-like prefix syntax and a Forth/RPN-like postfix syntax are > concise and easy to implement. Infix semantics are messy, because they > require special "order of operations" logic to resolve ambiguities, and > there is no universal standard for that.
Oh I completely agree. I think that the prefix syntax could take the most advantage of existing Make code and would be consistent with the existing Make function syntax.