# $NetBSD: sh-dots.mk,v 1.3 2020/10/25 22:04:24 rillig Exp $ # # Tests for the special shell command line "...", which does not run the # commands below it but appends them to the list of commands that are run # at the end. .MAKEFLAGS: -d0 # switch stdout to being line-buffered all: first hidden repeated commented indirect indirect-space # The ${.TARGET} correctly expands to the target name, even though the # commands are run separately from the main commands. first: @echo first ${.TARGET} ... @echo first delayed ${.TARGET} # The dots cannot be prefixed by the usual @-+ characters. # They must be written exactly as dots. hidden: .IGNORE @echo hidden ${.TARGET} @... @echo hidden delayed ${.TARGET} # Since the shell command lines don't recognize '#' as comment character, # the "..." is not interpreted specially here. commented: .IGNORE @echo commented ${.TARGET} ... # Run the below commands later @echo commented delayed ${.TARGET} # The dots don't have to be written literally, they can also come from a # variable expression. indirect: @echo indirect regular ${:U...} @echo indirect deferred # If the dots are followed by a space, that space is part of the command and # thus does not defer the command below it. indirect-space: .IGNORE @echo indirect-space regular ${:U... } @echo indirect-space deferred # The "..." can appear more than once, even though that doesn't make sense. # The second "..." is a no-op. repeated: .IGNORE @echo repeated ${.TARGET} ... @echo repeated delayed ${.TARGET} ... @echo repeated delayed twice ${.TARGET} |