Module Name: src
Committed By: christos
Date: Sun Nov 6 19:50:46 UTC 2011
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
explain how to use .PARSEDIR and .PARSEFILE
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.195 -r1.196 src/usr.bin/make/make.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/make/make.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.195 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.196
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.195 Sat Aug 27 23:54:07 2011
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Sun Nov 6 14:50:46 2011
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.195 2011/08/28 03:54:07 sjg Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.196 2011/11/06 19:50:46 christos 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 August 28, 2011
+.Dd November 6, 2011
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -922,6 +922,9 @@ This variable and
are both set only while the
.Ql Pa Makefiles
are being parsed.
+If you want to retain their current values, assign them to a variable
+using assignment with expansion:
+.Pq Ql Cm \&:= .
.It Va .PATH
A variable that represents the list of directories that
.Nm
