On Fri, 2009-10-16 at 10:01 +0100, mohamed hassanine aissa wrote: > Dear Sir or Madam, > I think i've found a little error in the documentation of GNU make: > section : 9.5 Overriding Variables > > citation "An argument that contains `=' specifies the value of a > variable: `v=x' sets the value of the variable v to x" > > error: v=x sets the value of the variable x to v and not v to x. > yours
Nope, I think the docs are right. v=x sets the value of the variable named "v" to the value "x", which is what the docs say. In other words, FOO=bar sets the (value of the) variable FOO to the string "bar". -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <psm...@gnu.org> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
