Re: Assigning variables in a rule

[Paul D. Smith]

Please remember this list is host to a lot of different packages: make
explicit which one you're talking about.  Putting "make" somewhere in
the subject, for instance, will help ensure the right people read your
message.

Also, remember to specify which type and release of OS you're using and
which version of the tool (in this case GNU make) you're using.

%% lamthierry@gmail.com writes:

  l> Is it possible to assign a variable in a rule, for example:

  l> hello:
  l>             name := world

If you have a sufficiently new version of GNU make you can write:

    hello:
            $(eval name := world)

However, it's possible this doesn't do what you want, and it's possible
there are better ways to do it anyway.  But since this is all the info
we have, that's the best we can do :-).

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