[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #60811 (project make): Will this patch be considered? This would simplify writing understandable Makefiles that work across implementations. If long-form aliases like this are unwanted, adding $> as an alias to $^ would work as well. [comment #0 original submission:] >

[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #60811 (project make): BSD Make already has $<, $@, etc, which have corresponding long-form names like .IMPSRC, .TARGET, etc. However, $> in BSD Make is $^ in GNU Make, which makes it difficult to write makefiles usable in both BSD/GNU Make. GNU Make's $^ is unportable

[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

URL: Summary: Add long-form aliases for automatic variables Project: make Submitted by: gwymor Submitted on: Wed 23 Jun 2021 03:53:55 AM UTC Severity: 3 - Normal Item