Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 16:01:38 -0700 From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/1230: make ``.for'' loops iterate backwards Message-ID: <199605212301.QAA20561@bubba.whistle.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199605212310.QAA08699@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1230
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: make ``.for'' loops iterate backwards
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue May 21 16:10:01 PDT 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Archie Cobbs
>Organization:
Whistle Communications, Inc.
>Release: FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386
>Environment:
FreeBSD-2.1R, 2.2-current, ??
>Description:
The make(1) construct ``.for VAR in ${ARGS}'' iterates
from the last field in ${ARGS} to the first, instead of
the other way around (as specified in the man page).
>How-To-Repeat:
Create the following makefile and run make:
ORIG= a b c
.for VAR in ${ORIG}
LIST+= ${VAR}
.endfor
default:
@echo ${LIST}
>Fix:
Unknown
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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