Subject: misc/18399: make(1) misses variable in "not recommended" list.
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/24/2002 16:24:56
>Number: 18399
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: make(1) misses variable in "not recommended" list.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 24 07:22:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Julio Merino
>Release: NetBSD 1.6H
>Organization:
HispaBSD
>Environment:
System: NetBSD darkstar.local 1.6H NetBSD 1.6H (DARKSTAR) #16: Fri Sep 20 11:10:50 CEST 2002 jmmv@darkstar.local:/var/build/kernel/DARKSTAR i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
In make(1), we list all allowed "Local variables". These variables
have an associated short form that is discouraged to use. Although,
when saying this, the explanation misses to mention the $< variable,
but lists all others.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Index: make.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/basesrc/usr.bin/make/make.1,v
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -u -r1.64 make.1
--- make.1 2002/08/19 11:14:23 1.64
+++ make.1 2002/09/24 14:18:19
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@
The shorter forms
.Ql Va @ ,
.Ql Va ? ,
+.Ql Va \&\*[Lt] ,
.Ql Va \&\*[Gt]
and
.Ql Va *
Thanks
>Release-Note:
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