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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +1999-07-26 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org> + + * make.texinfo (Quick Reference): Update with the new features. + 1999-07-24 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org> * Version 3.77.91 released. diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 1bcb8b7..fac7ecf 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This is Edition @value{EDITION}, last updated @value{UPDATED}, of @cite{The GNU Make Manual}, for @code{make}, Version @value{VERSION}. Copyright (C) 1988, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99 - Free Software Foundation, Inc. + Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ a canned sequence apply to every line in the sequence. So the rule: @example frob.out: frob.in - @@$(frobnicate) + @@$(frobnicate) @end example @noindent @@ -3820,8 +3820,8 @@ from getting implicit commands (from implicit rules or the @ignore foo: stamp-foo ; stamp-foo: foo.in - create foo frm foo.in - touch $@ + create foo frm foo.in + touch $@ @end ignore You may be inclined to define empty command strings for targets that are @@ -8955,6 +8955,8 @@ Conditionally evaluate part of the makefile.@* @xref{Conditionals}. @item include @var{file} +@itemx -include @var{file} +@itemx sinclude @var{file} Include another makefile.@* @xref{Include, ,Including Other Makefiles}. @@ -8962,6 +8964,7 @@ Include another makefile.@* @item override @var{variable} = @var{value} @itemx override @var{variable} := @var{value} @itemx override @var{variable} += @var{value} +@itemx override @var{variable} ?= @var{value} @itemx override define @var{variable} @itemx endef @@ -8978,6 +8981,7 @@ Tell @code{make} to export all variables to child processes by default.@* @itemx export @var{variable} = @var{value} @itemx export @var{variable} := @var{value} @itemx export @var{variable} += @var{value} +@itemx export @var{variable} ?= @var{value} @itemx unexport @var{variable} Tell @code{make} whether or not to export a particular variable to child processes.@* @@ -9062,6 +9066,10 @@ Extract the @var{n}th word (one-origin) of @var{text}.@* Count the number of words in @var{text}.@* @xref{File Name Functions, ,Functions for File Names}. +@item $(wordlist @var{s},@var{e},@var{text}) +Returns the list of words in @var{text} from @var{s} to @var{e}.@* +@xref{File Name Functions, ,Functions for File Names}. + @item $(firstword @var{names}@dots{}) Extract the first word of @var{names}.@* @xref{File Name Functions, ,Functions for File Names}. @@ -9071,6 +9079,18 @@ Find file names matching a shell file name pattern (@emph{not} a @samp{%} pattern).@* @xref{Wildcard Function, ,The Function @code{wildcard}}. +@item $(error @var{text}@dots{}) + +When this function is evaluated, @code{make} generates a fatal error +with the message @var{text}.@* +@xref{Make Control Functions, ,Functions That Control Make}. + +@item $(warning @var{text}@dots{}) + +When this function is evaluated, @code{make} generates a warning with +the message @var{text}.@* +@xref{Make Control Functions, ,Functions That Control Make}. + @item $(shell @var{command}) Execute a shell command and return its output.@* @@ -9089,6 +9109,13 @@ and concatenate the results.@* @xref{Foreach Function, ,The @code{foreach} Function}. @end table +@item $(call @var{var},@var{param},@dots{}) + +Evaluate the variable @var{var} replacing any references to @var{$(1)}, +@var{$(2)} with the first, second, etc. @var{param} values.@* +@xref{Call Function, ,The @code{call} Function}. +@end table + Here is a summary of the automatic variables. @xref{Automatic, ,Automatic Variables}, for full information. @@ -9207,6 +9234,11 @@ effect on the operation of @code{make}.@* @item SUFFIXES The default list of suffixes before @code{make} reads any makefiles. + +@item .LIBPATTERNS +Defines the naming of the libraries @code{make} searches for, and their +order.@* +@xref{Libraries/Search, ,Directory Search for Link Libraries}. @end table @node Make Errors, Complex Makefile, Quick Reference, Top |