> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:47:16 -0700 > From: Philip Guenther <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > > To be blunt, $(eval) should be relegated to the "EXPERTS ONLY" section > of the manual...and if you don't understand what I meant by "before vs > during vs afterwards", then you're not an expert and should not use > it. > [...] > Similarly, I suggest to the GNU make maintainers to think *real hard* > about what they can do to ease the support burden that has been > created by $(eval) being freely used by people that think it simpler > than it is, perhaps starting with a pile of warnings and cookbook > examples in the info pages...but I'll leave that to someone who > actually likes $(eval).
Maybe we should just improve the documentation to better explain what $(eval) does and how, so that even non-experts will see the light. What is missing from the current docs that you think should be there (and I don't mean the warning to stay away)? _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
