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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile.am | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.cvs | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/make.texi | 26 |
5 files changed, 41 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +2002-10-25 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org> + + * doc/make.texi (Quick Reference): Add references to $(eval ...) + and $(value ...). + (Recursion): Add a variable index entry for CURDIR. + + * README.cvs: Update to appropriate versions. + * Makefile.am (nodist_loadavg_SOURCES): automake gurus point out I + don't need to copy loadavg.c: automake is smart enough to create + it for me. Still have a bug in automake related to ansi2knr tho. + 2002-10-14 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org> * *.c: Convert to using ANSI C-style function definitions. diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 8856962..f01aeeb 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # This is a -*-Makefile-*-, or close enough -AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.7 dist-bzip2 check-news ansi2knr +AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.7.1 dist-bzip2 check-news ansi2knr ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I config SUBDIRS = glob config po doc @@ -121,13 +121,10 @@ check-loadavg: loadavg # The loadavg function is invoked during "make check" to test getloadavg. noinst_PROGRAMS = loadavg -nodist_loadavg_SOURCES = loadavg.c -loadavg_CFLAGS = -DTEST +nodist_loadavg_SOURCES = getloadavg.c +loadavg_CPPFLAGS = -DTEST loadavg_LDADD = @GETLOADAVG_LIBS@ -loadavg.c: $(srcdir)/getloadavg.c - cp $(srcdir)/getloadavg.c loadavg.c - # > check-regression # # Look for the make test suite, and run it if found and we can find perl. @@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end for copying conditions. All changes mentioned here are more fully described in the GNU make -manual, which is contained in this distribution as the file make.texinfo. +manual, which is contained in this distribution as the file doc/make.texi. Please send GNU make bug reports to <bug-make@gnu.org>. See the README file and the GNU make manual for details on sending bug reports. +Version 3.81a1 + + Version 3.80 * A new feature exists: order-only prerequisites. These prerequisites @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ There is no password; just hit the ENTER key if you are asked for one. Building From CVS ----------------- -To build GNU make from CVS, you will need Autoconf 2.53 (or better), -Automake 1.6.3 (or better), and Gettext 0.11.5 (or better), and any +To build GNU make from CVS, you will need Autoconf 2.54 (or better), +Automake 1.7.1 (or better), and Gettext 0.11.5 (or better), and any tools that those utilities require (GNU m4, Perl, etc.). You will also need a copy of wget. diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 3c01e0a..1f491ad 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -3627,13 +3627,17 @@ also find it useful to declare targets that invoke recursive @code{make} commands as @samp{.PHONY} (for more discussion on when this is useful, see @ref{Phony Targets}). -For your convenience, GNU @code{make} sets the variable @code{CURDIR} to -the pathname of the current working directory for you. If @code{-C} is -in effect, it will contain the path of the new directory, not the -original. The value has the same precedence it would have if it were +@vindex @code{CURDIR} +For your convenience, when GNU @code{make} starts (after it has +processed any @code{-C} options) it sets the variable @code{CURDIR} to +the pathname of the current working directory. This value is never +touched by @code{make} again: in particular note that if you include +files from other directories the value of @code{CURDIR} does not +change. The value has the same precedence it would have if it were set in the makefile (by default, an environment variable @code{CURDIR} will not override this value). Note that setting this variable has no -effect on the operation of @code{make} +impact on the operation of @code{make} (it does not cause @code{make} +to change its working directory, for example). @menu * MAKE Variable:: The special effects of using @samp{$(MAKE)}. @@ -9726,6 +9730,18 @@ and concatenate the results.@* Evaluate the variable @var{var} replacing any references to @code{$(1)}, @code{$(2)} with the first, second, etc. @var{param} values.@* @xref{Call Function, ,The @code{call} Function}. + +@item $(eval @var{text}) + +Evaluate @var{text} then read the results as makefile commands. +Expands to the empty string.@* +@xref{Eval Function, ,The @code{eval} Function}. + +@item $(value @var{var}) + +Evaluates to the contents of the variable @var{var}, with no expansion +performed on it.@* +@xref{Value Function, ,The @code{value} Function}. @end table Here is a summary of the automatic variables. |