%% "Leeuwesteijn,Joost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: l> When I check my command/response files or print the make file l> variables when debugging, I notice whitespace in places where I l> didn't expect it.
l> Why does make (3.81) do this? All versions of make behave this way, and they always have. It's required by POSIX. l> but [strip] unnecessarily clutters my makefiles. The best thing is not to put comments on the ends of your lines. In make it's much better to put comments on the line before the variables, not on the same line. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
