[bug #32307] Documentation does not identify versions at which new features became available

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #32307 (project make): This seems especially important since new features are often added in versions which do not, based on their version numbers, seem particularly significant. I myself was confused about why .ONESHELL (added in v.3.82) wasn't working. I guess I shoul

Re: Detecting parallel builds

> I'm trying to find an easy way to detect inside of a makefile if > we're running as a parallel make or not. See 5.7.3 Communicating Options to a Sub-`make' and, particularly, the MAKEFLAGS variable. Not sure of details, but I expect any -j option to appear in it. Eddy. __

[PATCH 5/7] Docs: Move `within a variable name'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 091e098..9ab0ae2 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5219,7 +5219,7 @@ Here, the innermost @samp{$(x)} expands to @samp{y},

[PATCH 3/7] Docs: Add `the following' to improve flow after the example.

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |9 + 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index a3eb642..7460963 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5189,7 +5189,7 @@ in its name might have strange results. Var

[PATCH 1/7] Docs: Offset modifiers with commas

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 13cecbd..efc28f7 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5183,7 +5183,7 @@ sets @samp{bar} to @samp{a.c b.c c.c}. @cindex d

[PATCH 7/7] Docs: Remove comma

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 6feae91..069941d 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ This restriction could be removed in the future if th

[PATCH 6/7] Docs: Improve wording

In particular, the `will' is not the correct tense for the expressions of some sort of universal fact; therefore, the language has been changed to mirror that of previous examples. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) di

[PATCH 2/7] Docs: Remove unnecessary rambling

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |4 +--- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index efc28f7..a3eb642 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5185,9 +5185,7 @@ sets @samp{bar} to @samp{a.c b.c c.c}. Computed va

[PATCH 4/7] Docs: add comma before `which'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |8 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 7460963..091e098 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5199,7 +5199,7 @@ a := $($(x)) @noindent defines @code{a} as

[PATCH 0/7] Docs: Computed Variable Names

I recently read through that section, and here are a few modifications that I made along the way. Michael Witten (7): Docs: Offset modifiers with commas Docs: Remove unnecessary rambling Docs: Add `the following' to improve flow after the example Docs: add comma before `which' Docs: Move

[PATCH] Docs: `and' -> `but'; add missing `the'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 298d0ce..13cecbd 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -7554,7 +7554,7 @@ Here the redefinition takes place if @samp{$(origin