Re: make: new modifyer :Y

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 11:56:27AM +0300, Aleksey Cheusov wrote:
> [irrelevant example elided - no one is arguing about length here - agc]
>
> Won't the following be better and easier?
> 
>      30 .if ${PKG_DEVELOPER:Y}
>      31 CHECK_INTERPRETER?=             yes
>      32 .else

No.

.if ${PKG_DEVELOPER:M${YES}}
CHECK_INTERPRETER=yes
.endif

is much more expressive, doesn't rely on a "special" modifier that
people have to look up to see what it means, doesn't pollute the
modifier language space, and is much more readable at first glance
even for non-native English speakers.
 
Regards,
Alistair