Re: new make changes break the build

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 04:49:15PM +1000, matthew green wrote:
 > this happens with the new var.c:
 > 
 > dependall ===> libbfd
 > nbmake: Bad modifier `:libbfd.lo=lib_bfd.lo' for G_libbfd_la_OBJECTS
 > [...]
 >
 > vers.c 1.163 works fine.  can you have a look?

It's not 1.163, or rather, that only extends a preexisting bug to
words beginning with l. Try this:

   FOO=hoopty
   BAR=$(FOO:hoopty=loopty)
   all:
        echo $(FOO)
        echo $(BAR)

It fails with var.c 1.163, but not with a make from December.

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David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost