Re: make(1): is this a bug or PEBKAC?

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

On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 11:54:40PM -0500, Mouse wrote:
 > > To make the makefile easier readable and at the same time avoiding
 > > line noise, you can use a multi-variable .for loop, which are
 > > available since 2000:
 > 
 > Maybe.  I'd have to see if that's present in all the make versions I
 > care about.  I use <local-prog> on more than just work machines....

It won't be in 1.4T's make but it should be in everything else you're
likely to run into these days.

% cvs log for.c
   :
revision 1.7
date: 2000-04-16 18:08:06 -0400;  author: christos;  state: Exp;  lines: +158 -78;
PR/9899: David A. Holland: multi-variable .for constructs in make


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