Double dollar sign causes a single dollar sign literal to be present in the string. I don't think that is what you want here. Also, if you $(call) something which $(call)s another thing, the $(n) variables must be passed along otherwise they will be lost.
I'm afraid your true intent is no clearer to me now than it was when I read your first example. Can you help me understand? Ken On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 05:56:33PM +0300, Alexey Neyman wrote: > Well, I'll use it, thanks. However, it seems that it's actually a > workaround. Perhaps this Makefile will illustrate better what I mean: > > <<<< > X = echo > A = $($(1)) $$(1) $$(2) > B := $(call A,X) > C = echo $(1) $(2) > > $(warning "$(value B)") > $(warning "$(value C)") > > all: > @echo '[$(call B,hi,lo)]' > @echo '[$(call C,hi,lo)]' > >>>> > > Note that the $(warning)s show that the values of B and C are the > same. Yet, the results of echo differ: > > Makefile:6: "echo $(1) $(2)" > Makefile:7: "echo $(1) $(2)" > [echo $(1) $(2)] > [echo hi lo] > > > On Monday 20 December 2004 16:33, you wrote: > > Perhaps the following modifications get you what you want. I think > > perhaps you are just missing the passthrough for the numbered > parameters > > for B. > > > > X = echo > > A = $($(1)) $(2) $(3) > > B = $(call A,X,$(1),$(2)) > > > > all: > > @echo '[$(B)]' > > @echo '[$(call B,hi,lo)]' > > $(call B,hi,lo) > > > > Ken > > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 01:40:02PM +0300, Alexey Neyman wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp> cat Makefile > > > X = echo > > > A = $($(1)) $$(1) $$(2) > > > B = $(call A,X) > > > > > > all: > > > @echo '[$(B)]' > > > @echo '[$(call B,hi,lo)]' > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp> make all > > > [echo $(1) $(2)] > > > [echo $(1) $(2)] > > > > > > I thought the "$(call B,hi,lo)" should have evaluated to "echo hi > lo", > > > shouldn't it? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alexey. > > > > > > -- > > > Ah, an insult... a sometimes necessary and constructive release of > > > tension. > > > -- Pkunks, SC2 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Help-make mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make > > > > -- > All are welcome to our nest. > We are Pkunk, we cannot help but love all. > -- Pkunks, SC2 _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
