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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: make(1) substitution question...
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 13:25:05 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199701020121.LAA14651@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Jan 2, 97 11:51:15 am
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> Can anyone suggest a way of making this DWIM without involving the shell?
> 
> FOO=	test
> BAR=	FOO
BAR= $(FOO)
> 
> target:
> 	echo ${${BAR}}
	echo $(BAR)

?

Otherwise, you need to invoke "eval" (techincally, you wouldn't be
invoking the shell, but the implementation whould actually invoke
it anyway...).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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