From 3e26bde6dbc9a8a46d5a1a694e6810e689cbd25a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Smith Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 07:00:58 +0000 Subject: * Fix PR/1394. * Apply changes from Paul Eggert. * Many other cleanups (index/rindex --> strchr/strrchr, etc.) --- NEWS | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6cc6fb9..77bf66f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -8,10 +8,26 @@ 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. -Please send GNU make bug reports to bug-make@gnu.org. +Please send GNU make bug reports to . See the README file and the GNU make manual for details on sending bug reports. +Version 3.78.2 + +* Previously, GNU make quoted variables such as MAKEFLAGS and + MAKEOVERRIDES for proper parsing by the shell. This allowed them to + be used within make build scripts. However, using them there is not + proper behavior: they are meant to be passed to subshells via the + environment. Unfortunately the values were not quoted properly to be + passed through the environment. This meant that some invocations of + make didn't properly pass values to submakes. + + With this version we change that behavior: now these variables are + quoted properly for passing through the environment, which is the + correct way to do it. If you previously used these variables + explicitly within a make rule you may need to re-examine your use for + correctness given this change. + Version 3.78 * Two new functions, $(error ...) and $(warning ...) are available. The -- cgit v1.2.3