Module Name: src
Committed By: sjg
Date: Sat Dec 17 04:43:45 UTC 2011
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
The :@ example gives the impression that we encourage the ODE
convention of naming loop variables like .LINK., when in fact
single char variables are far more common in NetBSD.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.197 -r1.198 src/usr.bin/make/make.1
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Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/make/make.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.197 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.198
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.197 Sun Nov 13 18:18:35 2011
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Sat Dec 17 04:43:45 2011
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.197 2011/11/13 18:18:35 dholland Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.198 2011/12/17 04:43:45 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 November 6, 2011
+.Dd December 16, 2011
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -1256,6 +1256,9 @@ The ODE convention is that
should start and end with a period.
For example.
.Dl ${LINKS:@.LINK.@${LN} ${TARGET} ${.LINK.}@}
+.Pp
+However a single character varaiable is often more readable:
+.Dl ${MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR:@v@$v='${$v}'${.newline}@}
.It Cm \&:U Ns Ar newval
If the variable is undefined
.Ar newval
