I've just started using GNU make (3.80), and I'm confused why the
following doesn't work:
$(TARGETS): target := $@
The target variable remains empty.
According to the manual, "All variables that appear within the
variable-assignment are evaluated within the context of the
target" (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_chapter/
make_6.html#SEC77). As far as I have been able to determine, inside
the context of the target, $@ contains the name of the target.
Am I doing something wrong, misunderstanding the manual, or is
something else going on? Is there a simple way to accomplish what I
want?
Full disclosure:
I encountered this situation while completing a homework assignment
on the recursive use of make. Since I wasn't able to use the above, I
submitted my solution listing the targets as follows:
target1: target = target1
target2: target = target2
...
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Ryan
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