Re: bin/60850: Make could do with a syntax for immediate var expansion

[Rob Whitlock <rwhitlock22%gmail.com@localhost>]

> On Oct 13, 2026, at 4:35 AM, RVP via gnats <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
> The following reply was made to PR bin/60850; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: bin/60850: Make could do with a syntax for immediate var
> expansion
> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:33:19 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> On Tue, 6 Oct 2026, Robert Elz via gnats wrote:
> 
>> It is also still cumbersome to use (3 lines where just 1 should be
>> needed).
>> 
> 
> Precisely. And it would've been no better than what you've already done (only,
> 2 lines longer and more obscure besides).

Yes, I suppose such a feature would cut down the boilerplate.
Consider my previous tentative objection retracted.