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diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 9c01c53..9704f7f 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ @set EDITION 0.45 @set VERSION 3.71 Beta -@set UPDATED 19 January 1994 +@set UPDATED 25 January 1994 @set UPDATE-MONTH January 1994 @c finalout @@ -7114,23 +7114,24 @@ lib: foo.o bar.o lose.o win.o @end example Of the variables listed above, four have values that are single file -names, and two have values that are lists of file names. These six -have variants that get just the file's directory name or just the file -name within the directory. The variant variables' names are formed by +names, and two have values that are lists of file names. These six have +variants that get just the file's directory name or just the file name +within the directory. The variant variables' names are formed by appending @samp{D} or @samp{F}, respectively. These variants are semi-obsolete in GNU @code{make} since the functions @code{dir} and -@code{notdir} can be used to get an equivalent effect (@pxref{Filename -Functions, , Functions for File Names}). Here is a table of the -variants:@refill +@code{notdir} can be used to get a similar effect (@pxref{Filename +Functions, , Functions for File Names}). Note, however, that the +@samp{F} variants all omit the trailing slash which always appears in +the output of the @code{dir} function. Here is a table of the variants: @table @samp @vindex $(@@D) @vindex @@D @r{(automatic variable)} @item $(@@D) -The directory part of the file name of the target. If the value of -@samp{$@@} is @file{dir/foo.o} then @samp{$(@@D)} is @file{dir/}. -This value is @file{./} if @samp{$@@} does not contain a slash. -@samp{$(@@D)} is equivalent to @w{@samp{$(dir $@@)}}.@refill +The directory part of the file name of the target, with the trailing +slash removed. If the value of @samp{$@@} is @file{dir/foo.o} then +@samp{$(@@D)} is @file{dir}. This value is @file{.} if @samp{$@@} does +not contain a slash. @vindex $(@@F) @vindex @@F @r{(automatic variable)} @@ -7146,7 +7147,7 @@ value of @samp{$@@} is @file{dir/foo.o} then @samp{$(@@F)} is @vindex *F @r{(automatic variable)} @itemx $(*F) The directory part and the file-within-directory -part of the stem; @file{dir/} and @file{foo} in this example. +part of the stem; @file{dir} and @file{foo} in this example. @vindex $(%D) @vindex %D @r{(automatic variable)} |