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Re: eval with/without define differs


From: Larry Evans
Subject: Re: eval with/without define differs
Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 09:12:29 -0500
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On 05/08/11 21:38, Philip Guenther wrote:
[snip]
>> What am I missing?
> 
> You missed saying what version of make you were running.
My version is 1.81
> 
> My crystal ball says that you're NOT running the version documented by
> the website, yet your makefile uses a syntax that was added in 3.82.
> To quote the 3.82 NEWS file:
> ----
> * The 'define' make directive now allows a variable assignment operator
>   after the variable name, to allow for simple, conditional, or appending
>   multi-line variable assignment.
> ----
> 
> Either stick with the docs on your local system (try "info 'gnu
> make'") or keep up with the current version.
> 
> 
> Philip Guenther
You're correct.  Sorry for noise.  I just removed the trailing = on
the define line and it now works.






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