URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19122>
Summary: $* doesn't work as expected Project: make Submitted by: None Submitted on: Thursday 02/22/2007 at 08:25 UTC Severity: 3 - Normal Item Group: Bug Status: None Privacy: Public Assigned to: None Open/Closed: Open Discussion Lock: Any Component Version: 3.81 Operating System: POSIX-Based Fixed Release: None _______________________________________________________ Details: $* doesn't work for me - it returns empty string, while using in this way: [code] all: app.bin app.bin: touch $@ echo \$$* = $* [/code] When I run this Makefile, GNU Make 3.81 gives following output: [output] touch app.bin echo \$* = $* = [output] However, clearmake gives following (expected by me) result: [output] touch app.bin echo \$* = app $* = app [/output] $(*D) and $(*F) variables also return empty string in GNU Make. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19122> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/ _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make