[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #60811 (project make): Will this patch be considered? This would simplify writing understandable Makefiles that work across implementations. If long-form aliases like this are unwanted, adding $> as an alias to $^ would work as well. [comment #0 original submission:] >

[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #60811 (project make): BSD Make already has $<, $@, etc, which have corresponding long-form names like .IMPSRC, .TARGET, etc. However, $> in BSD Make is $^ in GNU Make, which makes it difficult to write makefiles usable in both BSD/GNU Make. GNU Make's $^ is unportable

[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #60811 (project make): $<, $@, etc are the portable automatic variables. These are standardized by posix and supported by other unix makes, e.g. sun and ibm makes. On the other hand, .IMPSRC, etc are not portable. Introduction of .IMPSRC to gmake cannot improve

[bug #60811] Add long-form aliases for automatic variables

URL: Summary: Add long-form aliases for automatic variables Project: make Submitted by: gwymor Submitted on: Wed 23 Jun 2021 03:53:55 AM UTC Severity: 3 - Normal Item