On Tue, 16 Nov 2010, Matthias Klose wrote: > >dpkg-buildflags provides all the logic allowing the user to override the > >value generated, the makefile doesn't need to use "?=". And even in a > >typical debian/rules, you first get the values from dpkg-buildflags and > >then you tweak it if needed. > > my question was, why ":=" instead of the simple "=", not "?=" ;)
Oh, given dpkg-buildflags provides full values, there's no need for the variables to be expanded every time they are used. But the difference is not worth caring about since the values returned should not contain references to other make variables. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
