I'm not sure I've understood. Perhaps rewording the second stanza like this would address your concern?
"However, if you use the value $(objects) in a target or prerequisite, wildcard expansion will take place there. If you use the value $(objects) in a command, the shell may perform wildcard expansion when the command runs." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harald Bergmann Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 07:10 To: bug-make@gnu.org Subject: Bug report for "make" documentation Dear developer, at the PDF documentation of "make", which I currently loaded from your web side the following is found at top of page 25: --- Wildcard expansion is performed by make automatically in targets and in prerequisites. In commands the shell is responsible for wildcard expansion. In other contexts, wildcard expansion happens only if you request it explicitly with the wildcard function. --- Some lines later at the lower half of the page there can be read: --- Wildcard expansion does not happen when you define a variable. Thus, if you write this: objects = *.o then the value of the variable objects is the actual string '*.o'. However, if you use the value of objects in a target, prerequisite or command, wildcard expansion will take place at that time. --- Even with the time relation told at the end both statements are contradictory. Probably the shell will expand as expected, but one can not be sure at this point. At least it will happen lately and not at "that time". Many thanks for your great software! Best regards, Harald Bergmann _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
