Re: Error in gnu make?

[Paul D. Smith]

%% address@hidden (j) writes:

  j> Why did the writers of gnu make choose this convension?

I don't know, but it's been like that forever.  The only thing I can
suggest is that a "pattern" is a well-defined concept in make, and it
_always_ refers to a string (with no whitespace) containing either zero
or one "%" character.

Perhaps the authors simply didn't want to make the prerequisite patterns
inconsistent with all the other uses of patterns in GNU make, even
though that would have been possible without ambiguity in this case.


But, you'd have to ask RMS and/or Roland McGrath to be sure.

-- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Paul D. Smith <address@hidden>          Find some GNU make tips at:
 http://www.gnu.org                      http://www.paulandlesley.org/gmake/
 "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist