Module Name: src
Committed By: sjg
Date: Mon Sep 17 01:23:46 UTC 2012
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
Document the fact that lack of shell meta chars in a command
results in direct exec in compat mode.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.206 -r1.207 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.1:1.206 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.207
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.206 Thu Aug 30 22:35:37 2012
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Mon Sep 17 01:23:45 2012
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.206 2012/08/30 22:35:37 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.207 2012/09/17 01:23:45 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 August 30, 2012
+.Dd September 16, 2012
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -2042,6 +2042,13 @@ or
To be compatible with Makefiles that do this, one can use
.Fl B
to disable this behavior.
+.Pp
+In compatability mode, each command is run in a separate process.
+If the command contains any shell meta characters
+.Pq Ql #=|^(){};&<>*?[]:$`\e\en
+it will be passed to the shell, otherwise
+.Nm
+will attempt direct execution.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mkdep 1
.Sh HISTORY
