Re: Cryptic idiom

[Frédéric Fauberteau <triaxx%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

> On 19/12/2025 06:35, Frédéric Fauberteau wrote:
> > ```
> > .  elif defined(TOOLS_PLATFORM.${_t_}) && 
> > !empty(TOOLS_PLATFORM.${_t_})
> > #####
> > ##### For each system-supplied tool, break the tool down into a path
> > ##### and arguments so that either a symlink or a wrapper will be
> > ##### properly created.
> > #####
> > TOOLS_CREATE+=    ${_t_}
> > TOOLS_PATH.${_t_}?= \
> >    ${TOOLS_PLATFORM.${_t_}:C/^/_asdf_/1:M_asdf_*:S/^_asdf_//}
> > TOOLS_ARGS.${_t_}?= \
> >    ${TOOLS_PLATFORM.${_t_}:C/^/_asdf_/1:N_asdf_*}
> > .  endif
> > ```
>
> It selects the first word in TOOLS_PLATFORM.${_t_} in the case that it 
> is a sequence of words.
>
> Ngā mihi, Lloyd

Thank you for this explanation. TOOLS_ARGS' definition should have 
tipped me off.