Module Name: src
Committed By: sjg
Date: Sun May 7 16:32:48 UTC 2023
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
make: fix description of .PREFIX
For at least 20 years, the setting of .PREFIX in make
has not matched the documentation.
Since the documented behavior does not match reality or
POSIX make, fix the documentation.
In FindDepsRegularPath str_basename is applied to .PREFIX
this is wrong, but I was unable to verify fixing it
was benign in NetBSD build - my NetBSD box (7.2)
was unable to build known-good src with or without any patches.
For now just document the behavior more accurately.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.361 -r1.362 src/usr.bin/make/make.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/make/make.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.361 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.362
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.361 Thu Mar 23 03:29:28 2023
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Sun May 7 16:32:47 2023
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.361 2023/03/23 03:29:28 sjg Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.362 2023/05/07 16:32:47 sjg Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" from: @(#)make.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
.\"
-.Dd March 22, 2023
+.Dd May 6, 2023
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -796,12 +796,10 @@ The list of sources for this target that
known as
.Sq Va \&? .
.It Va .PREFIX
-The file prefix of the target, containing only the file portion, no suffix
-or preceding directory components; also known as
+The name of the target with suffix (if declared in
+.Ic .SUFFIXES )
+removed; also known as
.Sq Va * .
-The suffix must be one of the known suffixes declared with
-.Ic .SUFFIXES ,
-or it is not recognized.
.It Va .TARGET
The name of the target; also known as
.Sq Va @ .
