[bug #20133] 'make -p' always uses ':=' for pattern-specific variable assignments

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[bug #20133] 'make -p' always uses ':=' for pattern-specific variable assignments

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #20133 (project make): I looked at this briefly and it's tough. In order to get the proper behavior for the target-specific variables, make has to modify the way the variable is stored; once that happens it's pretty hard to reconstruct the way the variable originally ap

[bug #20133] 'make -p' always uses ':=' for pattern-specific variable assignments

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?20133> Summary: 'make -p' always uses ':=' for pattern-specific variable assignments Project: make Submitted by: agent Submitted on: Saturday 06/09/2007 at 17:37

Re: Variable assignments

%% Jeff Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jb> Is there a way to watch variable assignments as they happen? No. -- --- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: htt

Variable assignments

Is there a way to watch variable assignments as they happen? Adding debug mode doesn't seem to give me that information (and gives me information I don't need for troubleshooting this problem) Tks, Jeff Bailey ___ Bug-make mailing l

Re: target variable assignments

This is a known deficiency in current versions of GNU make: only the first target-specific pattern will match a given target, not all of them. This will be fixed in the next version of GNU make. If you check the archives of this mailing list, you will find patches submitted to address this. --

target variable assignments

wed by AC being echoed. The make manual never specifies that you cannot intermingle your target matching, so I believe this to be a valid construct. If I am mistaken, forgive me for wasting your time. As a further note: It once it has chosen a target matching algorithm for the target specifi