On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM Michael Paquier <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 09:43:30AM +0800, Chao Li wrote: > > Note that since ENDLIST is defined in Makefile.global.in, this change > > requires rerunning ./configure. > > > > [1] https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] > > FWIW, I don't see an advantage in this proposal, and it has the > disadvantage of more maintenance if one needs to create a new list. > The current state of things is simpler. For example, a list is: ``` OBJS = \ a.o \ b.o ``` Now we need to add c.o, then: ``` OBJS = \ a.o \ b.o \ <== this line needs to add tailing \ c.o <== add this new line ``` there are two lines of changes. With the $(ENDLIST), we just add an single line: ``` OBJS = \ a.o \ b.o \ c.o \ <== only adding this new line, a single line of diff $(ENDLIST) ``` Could you please explain what more maintenance would be? I do get the argument about C enums, but there is a difference between a > grammar rule trick and > something allowed in a language specification. > > I didn't mention C enums. How did you get that? I think I only mentioned C/C++ projects because they used Makefile for building. Best regards, -- Chao Li (Evan) HighGo Software Co., Ltd. https://www.highgo.com/
