> Then I added a comment to the line: > > COMPS := gnu # gfortran > > Make reports the value of $(COMPS) as 'gnu ', not the same. > > It took me a few minutes to figure out what was happening, and in my > stubbornness I added the $(strip) function later for a conditional to > enable me to leave the comment. > > Is there any rationale for Make not trimming white space in that > situation? Or ever? >
It's bitten me to! Has anyone considered a makefile lint program, or similar? There might be other constructs that could be captured that are considered weak or bad habit etc. -- Pontus _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
