From 978819e1d6e9354b5b20d15c875bef98579873ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Smith Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:57:28 +0000 Subject: Add a new variable: MAKE_RESTARTS, to count how many times make has re-exec'd. When rebuilding makefiles, unset -B if MAKE_RESTARTS is >0. --- NEWS | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b3a5634..b39114d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Version 3.81beta3 applies to implicit rules, as well, where the second expansion occurs after the rule is matched. However, this means that you need to double-quote any "$" in your filenames; instead of "foo: boo$$bar" you - must write "foo: foo$$$$bar" + now must write "foo: foo$$$$bar". * New command-line option: -L (--check-symlink-times). On systems that support symbolic links, if this option is given then GNU make will @@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ Version 3.81beta3 version of GNU make. - .DEFAULT_GOAL: Set the name of the default goal make will use if no goals are provided on the command line. + - MAKE_RESTARTS: If set, then this is the number of times this + instance of make has been restarted (see "How Makefiles Are Remade" + in the manual). - New automatic variable: $| (added in 3.80, actually): contains all the order-only prerequisites defined for the target. -- cgit v1.2.3