>
> > the value in the definition of a recursively
> > expanded variable is considered to be a "construct", therefore it can
> > also be regarded as a "deferred construct"?
>
> Yes. I think it's useful to consider:
>
> nam = exp
>
> ... as a construct of at least two sections, because nam is immed
hat exp gets evaluated. exp
needn't itself appear again.
From: Maris Razvan
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 13:19
To: Martin Dorey
Cc: bug-make@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Immediate and deferred expansion documentation rewording
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Thank y
Thank you for your answer. I have some follow-up questions.
>
> > I understand the following
>
> Apart from the word "cmake", that chimed with my understanding.
>
> > a completely different meaning than the one used in the previous sentences
>
> I think the meanings are consistent if "a section o
ent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 09:31
To: bug-make@gnu.org
Subject: Immediate and deferred expansion documentation rewording
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Hello,
I was reading section 3.7 of the GNU make online manual
(https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnu.org%2Fsoft
Hello,
I was reading section 3.7 of the GNU make online manual
(https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Reading-Makefiles),
especially the second paragraph:
"It’s important to understand this two-phase approach because it has a
direct impact on how variable and function expansion happe
