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Re: static pattern variables, bug or feature ?
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Paul D. Smith |
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Re: static pattern variables, bug or feature ? |
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:30:15 -0500 |
%% Benoit Poulot-Cazajous <address@hidden> writes:
bp> So, it looks like variable definitions in static patterns can
bp> "propagate" to dependencies. While it can be useful, it is also
bp> quite confusing. Is it a bug, that may be fixed one day, or a
bp> feature that we can rely on ?
As others have pointed out, it is a feature and will continue to work as
documented in the GNU make manual.
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