No output from $(shell foo) on Tru64

[Nicolás Lichtmaier]

> I'm running GNU Make 3.80 on Tru64 4.0F on an Alpha. I'm intermittently
> getting empty values as the result of a $(shell foo) function call. One
> 'make' run, the variable gets the value I expect, which is the output of
> the command; the next run, the variable gets an empty value.

I'm having the same exact problem. The shell function fails 
intermitently. A curious thing is that if I replace $(shell command ... 
) with $(shell trace command ... ) then the problem disappears.

Have you found a solution? Please tell me if you do find one =)

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