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Re: trailing whitespace in make macros
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Eric Blake |
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Re: trailing whitespace in make macros |
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:21:21 -0700 |
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On 01/22/2011 11:41 AM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Eric Blake wrote on Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 03:03:02PM CET:
>> Should we also mention the converse issue of non-comments? That is,
>> Posix requires that # embedded in the middle of a rule (and not a macro)
>> is okay. Which is why gnulib's include-next module works [...]
>
> Yes, sure. There already exists a node "Comments in Make Rules",
> so it would fit there, with appropriate cross-references. OK?
>
> Eventually, the chapter might benefit from a bit of reordering,
> but this too, can be done later in a separate patch I think.
>
> Thanks,
> Ralf
>
> docs: document how to use comment characters in rules.
>
> * doc/autoconf.texi (Comments in Make Rules): Explain how to
> produce a `#' in a rule.
> (Comments in Make Macros): Add cross reference.
> Suggestion from Eric Blake.
Looks good for committing now. As you say, any massive reorg of this
chapter can come as a separate patch.
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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