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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--NEWS1
-rw-r--r--doc/make.texi54
-rw-r--r--function.c17
-rw-r--r--tests/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--tests/scripts/functions/flavor44
6 files changed, 125 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6445cc2..2a01c8c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-11-17 Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
+
+ * function.c (func_flavor): Implement the flavor function which
+ returns the flavor of a variable.
+ * doc/make.texi (Functions for Transforming Text): Document it.
+ * NEWS: Add it to the list of new functions.
+
2005-11-14 Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
* read.c (construct_include_path): Set the .INCLUDE_DIRS special
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 01e9016..4b1cfd4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Version 3.81beta3
all symbolic links resolved as well.
- $(info ...) prints its arguments to stdout. No makefile name or
line number info, etc. is printed.
+ - $(flavor ...) returns the flavor of a variable.
* Changes made for POSIX compatibility:
- Only touch targets (under -t) if they have at least one command.
diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi
index 62ad82e..ed864f9 100644
--- a/doc/make.texi
+++ b/doc/make.texi
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ Functions for Transforming Text
* Value Function:: Return the un-expanded value of a variable.
* Eval Function:: Evaluate the arguments as makefile syntax.
* Origin Function:: Find where a variable got its value.
+* Flavor Function:: Find out the flavor of a variable.
* Shell Function:: Substitute the output of a shell command.
* Make Control Functions:: Functions that control how make runs.
@@ -6020,6 +6021,7 @@ call, just as a variable might be substituted.
* Value Function:: Return the un-expanded value of a variable.
* Eval Function:: Evaluate the arguments as makefile syntax.
* Origin Function:: Find where a variable got its value.
+* Flavor Function:: Find out the flavor of a variable.
* Shell Function:: Substitute the output of a shell command.
* Make Control Functions:: Functions that control how make runs.
@end menu
@@ -6939,7 +6941,7 @@ clean:
@end group
@end example
-@node Origin Function, Shell Function, Eval Function, Functions
+@node Origin Function, Flavor Function, Eval Function, Functions
@section The @code{origin} Function
@findex origin
@cindex variables, origin of
@@ -7048,7 +7050,49 @@ Here the redefinition takes place if @samp{$(origin bletch)} returns either
@samp{environment} or @samp{environment override}.
@xref{Text Functions, , Functions for String Substitution and Analysis}.
-@node Shell Function, Make Control Functions, Origin Function, Functions
+@node Flavor Function, Shell Function, Origin Function, Functions
+@section The @code{flavor} Function
+@findex flavor
+@cindex variables, flavor of
+@cindex flavor of variable
+
+The @code{flavor} function is unlike most other functions (and like
+@code{origin} function) in that it does not operate on the values of
+variables; it tells you something @emph{about} a variable. Specifically,
+it tells you the flavor of a variable
+(@pxref{Flavors, ,The Two Flavors of Variables}).
+
+The syntax of the @code{flavor} function is:
+
+@example
+$(flavor @var{variable})
+@end example
+
+Note that @var{variable} is the @emph{name} of a variable to inquire about;
+not a @emph{reference} to that variable. Therefore you would not normally
+use a @samp{$} or parentheses when writing it. (You can, however, use a
+variable reference in the name if you want the name not to be a constant.)
+
+The result of this function is a string that identifies the flavor of the
+variable @var{variable}:
+
+@table @samp
+@item undefined
+
+if @var{variable} was never defined.
+
+@item recursive
+
+if @var{variable} is a recursively expanded variable.
+
+@item simple
+
+if @var{variable} is a simply expanded variable.
+
+@end table
+
+
+@node Shell Function, Make Control Functions, Flavor Function, Functions
@section The @code{shell} Function
@findex shell
@cindex commands, expansion
@@ -10217,6 +10261,12 @@ Return a string describing how the @code{make} variable @var{variable} was
defined.@*
@xref{Origin Function, , The @code{origin} Function}.
+@item $(flavor @var{variable})
+
+Return a string describing the flavor of the @code{make} variable
+@var{variable}.@*
+@xref{Flavor Function, , The @code{flavor} Function}.
+
@item $(foreach @var{var},@var{words},@var{text})
Evaluate @var{text} with @var{var} bound to each word in @var{words},
diff --git a/function.c b/function.c
index 47cdafa..95872f0 100644
--- a/function.c
+++ b/function.c
@@ -489,6 +489,22 @@ func_origin (char *o, char **argv, const char *funcname UNUSED)
return o;
}
+static char *
+func_flavor (char *o, char **argv, const char *funcname UNUSED)
+{
+ register struct variable *v = lookup_variable (argv[0], strlen (argv[0]));
+
+ if (v == 0)
+ o = variable_buffer_output (o, "undefined", 9);
+ else
+ if (v->recursive)
+ o = variable_buffer_output (o, "recursive", 9);
+ else
+ o = variable_buffer_output (o, "simple", 6);
+
+ return o;
+}
+
#ifdef VMS
# define IS_PATHSEP(c) ((c) == ']')
#else
@@ -1942,6 +1958,7 @@ static struct function_table_entry function_table_init[] =
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("filter-out"), 2, 2, 1, func_filter_filterout},
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("findstring"), 2, 2, 1, func_findstring},
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("firstword"), 0, 1, 1, func_firstword},
+ { STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("flavor"), 0, 1, 1, func_flavor},
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("join"), 2, 2, 1, func_join},
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("lastword"), 0, 1, 1, func_lastword},
{ STRING_SIZE_TUPLE("patsubst"), 3, 3, 1, func_patsubst},
diff --git a/tests/ChangeLog b/tests/ChangeLog
index d30f0c9..01aecc6 100644
--- a/tests/ChangeLog
+++ b/tests/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-11-17 Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
+
+ * scripts/functions/flavor: Add a test for the flavor function.
+
2005-11-14 Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
* scripts/variables/INCLUDE_DIRS: Add a test for the .INCLUDE_DIRS
diff --git a/tests/scripts/functions/flavor b/tests/scripts/functions/flavor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d6be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/functions/flavor
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*-perl-*-
+$description = "Test the flavor function.";
+
+$details = "";
+
+
+# Test #1: Test general logic.
+#
+run_make_test('
+s := s
+r = r
+
+$(info u $(flavor u))
+$(info s $(flavor s))
+$(info r $(flavor r))
+
+ra += ra
+rc ?= rc
+
+$(info ra $(flavor ra))
+$(info rc $(flavor rc))
+
+s += s
+r += r
+
+$(info s $(flavor s))
+$(info r $(flavor r))
+
+
+.PHONY: all
+all:;@:
+',
+'',
+'u undefined
+s simple
+r recursive
+ra recursive
+rc recursive
+s simple
+r recursive');
+
+
+# This tells the test driver that the perl test script executed properly.
+1;