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Re: make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?

To: David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?
From: "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg%crufty.net@localhost>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:41:33 -0700

>The << and >> modifiers would have no effect on absolute paths but
>would move relative paths up and down one level respectively; thus
>if DIR is ../../foo
>
>   $(DIR:<<)   =>      ../foo
>   $(DIR:>>)   =>      ../../../foo

Interesting....

References:
- make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?
  - From: Simon J. Gerraty
- Re: make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?
  - From: David Holland
- Re: make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?
  - From: Simon J. Gerraty
- Re: make: modifier to run realpath() on variable?
  - From: David Holland

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