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[bug #48970] unclear which prerequisites included in $? for intermediate
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Paul D. Smith |
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[bug #48970] unclear which prerequisites included in $? for intermediate targets |
Date: |
Sun, 9 Sep 2018 16:11:48 -0400 (EDT) |
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Follow-up Comment #1, bug #48970 (project make):
The reason INTERMEDIATE files are not mentioned in the definition of $? is
that they're not relevant when computing the value. The fact that the target
may or may not be intermediate is not considered when generating automatic
variables.
I understand that you're asking for the documentation to be clarified. I'll
look at it although honestly it seems very complex to explain why INTERMEDIATE
might be relevant.
What if I just made an affirmative statement, like:
The names of all the prerequisites that are newer than the target, with spaces
between them. *If the target does not exist, all prerequisites will be
included.*
?
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