%% Soren A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sa> Is there a clear requirement set forth in the posix standards sa> documents that can be cited as a non-ambiguous standard for the sa> syntax of Makefile commands?
Um... wha? Of course the POSIX standard defines the syntax of makefiles in a non-ambiguous way--that's what it's for. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/toc.htm sa> Is a single leading TAB character mandatory, or can there be sa> multiple TAB characters before the beginning of the actual command sa> for 'make' to spawn? It's required to have a TAB as the first character. Everything after the first character is considered part of the command script. So, if you have >1 TAB the second and subsequent ones are included as part of the command that make executes. Obviously if SHELL is /bin/sh, any initial whitespace is ignored. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
