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

["Rob Whitlock via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/60850; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Rob Whitlock <rwhitlock22%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,
 "kre%munnari.oz.au@localhost" <kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost>
Subject: Re: bin/60850: Make could do with a syntax for immediate var
 expansion
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:35:15 -0400

 > On Oct 13, 2026, at 4:35 AM, RVP via gnats <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost> =
 wrote:
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 > The following reply was made to PR bin/60850; it has been noted by =
 GNATS.
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 > From: RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: bin/60850: Make could do with a syntax for immediate var
 > expansion
 > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:33:19 +0000 (UTC)
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 > On Tue, 6 Oct 2026, Robert Elz via gnats wrote:
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 >> It is also still cumbersome to use (3 lines where just 1 should be
 >> needed).
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 > 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.=