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From: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za>
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Subject: Re: Shell commands beginning with '@' don't work in make sometimes
To: sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 07:26:04 +0200 (SAT)
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In-Reply-To: <199606040402.EAA23538@netfl15a.devetir.qld.gov.au> from Stephen Hocking at "Jun 4, 96 02:02:54 pm"
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Looking at it quickly, I would say that either the second for should not
have a @ in front of it, or the line above it should not end with a "\"

John
-- 
John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za

> >Submitter-Id:   current-users
> >Originator:     Bourne-again Superuser
> >Organization:   DTIR
> >Confidential:   no
> >Synopsis:       Shell commands within make that start with '@' don't work
> >Severity:       serious
> >Priority:       medium
> >Category:       bin
> >Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Environment: 
> 
> 	FreeBSD-2.2 current
> 
> >Description: 
> 
> 	When a makefile has a target with embedded shell comands that start
> 	with @, it will not execute them properly, actually seeking a
> command that begins with '@' (say @for) rather than just not echoing the
> command in question.
> 
> >How-To-Repeat: 
> 
> A makefile fragment of the form
> 
> # a very simple makefile...
> pmake::
> 	@for flag in ${MAKEFLAGS} ''; do \
> 	case "$$flag" in *=*) ;; *[i]*) set +e;; esac; done; \
                                                            ^^^
> 	@for i in develhdrs/local; do if [ -d $(DESTDIR)$$i ]; then \
       ^^^

> 	set +x; else (set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) $(DESTDIR)$$i); fi \
> 	done
> 	@echo 'make started.'
> 	@for i in *.c; do \
> 	        echo $i; \
> 	done
> 	cc -I. -c *.c
> 	cd lst.lib; cc -I.. -c *.c
> 	cc *.o lst.lib/*.o -o pmake
> 	@echo 'make completed.' 
> 
> will cause an error like the following -
> 
> @for: not found
> *** Error code 2
>  
>    
> 
> >Fix: 
> 	
> 	Unknown at this stage - looks like a perverse make bug
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> Queensland, Australia.
> 
> 
>