gmake $(eval()) question.

[gokrix]

Hi,

I have the following Makefile which demonstrates my problem:

---------Begin Makefile------------
HI=$(eval HELLO=Hello)

all:server client

server:
<tab>@echo "HELLO: $(HELLO)"
<tab>@echo "HI: $(HI)"

client:
<tab>@echo "HELLO: $(HELLO)"
<tab>@echo "HI: $(HI)"
-----------End Makefile------------

If I run gmake, I get this output:
HELLO:
HI:
HELLO: Hello
HI:

This thing that puzzles me is why the first line only contains
"HELLO:".  As per my understanding, it should be the same as line 3.

If I run "gmake server" or "gmake client", I get:
HELLO:
HI:

Again, I think the first line of output should be "HELLO: Hello"

So can anyone explain why this is happening?  I am running gmake 3.81
on Fedora Core 6.

Thanks,
--GS