Tony Theodore <tony.t <at> me.com> writes: > > When there is an `else` in a complex section, it sometimes looks like: > > $(if <condition>, \ > <do something> \ > , \ > <do something else>) > > These can be deeply nested and the dangling `, \` can get really hard to parse. Constructs like: > > $(if <condition>, \ > <do something> \ > $(else), \ > <do something else>) > > help readability and seem to work. I know I can use any misspelling or mangling of `else`, or something like > $(otherwise), but `else` is really easy to read and parse. > > Is this a reasonable idea and is there any chance $(else) will have some defined value in the future? >
This is not at all a good idea, since it's very easy in make to slip in a variable $(else) whose value whenever it's non-null will cause your carefully constructed clauses to come crashing down. --Rakesh _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list Help-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
