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@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Version 3.80 This syntax is only valid within explicit and static pattern rules: it cannot be used in implicit (suffix or pattern) rules. Edouard G. Parmelan <egp@free.fr> provided a patch implementing this feature; however, I - decided to implemented it in a different way. + decided to implement it in a different way. -* A new function is defined: $(quote ...). The argument to this +* A new function is defined: $(value ...). The argument to this function is the _name_ of a variable. The result of the function is the value of the variable, without having been expanded. @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Version 3.80 variables. This may mean that if you added extra escaping to your $(call ...) function arguments you will need to undo it now. +* The variable invoked by $(call ...) can now be recursive: unlike other + variables it can reference itself and this will not produce an error + when it is used as the first argument to $(call ...) (but only then). + * New pseudo-target .LOW_RESOLUTION_TIME, superseding the configure option --disable-nsec-timestamps. You might need this if your build process depends on tools like "cp -p" preserving time stamps, since |