On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:02:00 +0100, Roland Illig writes:
>>> Modified Files:
>>> src/usr.bin/make: make.1
>>>
>>> Log Message:
>>> Indicate that for :U newval is optional
>>
>> I think this is more confusing than helpful.
>
>I agree. Make doesn't distinguish between an empty string and an absen
On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:12:20 +0100, Roland Illig writes:
>them all. Due to this, I'd go with:
>
>> .It Cm \&:U\| Ns Ar newval
>> If the variable is undefined,
>> .Ar newval
>> (which may be empty) is the value.
That's almost exactly what I had in my 1st cut ;-)
Will do.
>Then, add the same wordin
On Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:14:14 +0100, Roland Illig writes:
>It is really unfortunate that make didn't catch this typo by itself.
>
>.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} =3D=3D "x86_64" || \
> ${MACHINE_ARCH} =3D=3D "i386" || \
> ${MACHINE_ARCH} =3D=3D "alpha" || \\
> !empty(MACHINE_ARCH:Maarch64*) || \
>
On Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:54:25 -0500, Christos Zoulas writes:
>> Since usr.bin/make is also used in tools/make, it needs to follow the
>> rules in tools/README, which say that all tools should stick to C89.
>> The format specifier %zu comes from C99 though.
>
>Yes, %zu is annoying because windows doe
