RE: ifeq in define section

[Jay Chang]

filelist = a.asm

ifeq ($(filelist),)
$(error filelist is empty)
endif

define test
endef

.PHONY : all
all:
        $(test) 

It will show error when filelist is really empty

But,

filelist = a.asm

define test
ifeq ($(1),)
$(error $(1) is empty)
endif
endef

.PHONY : all
all:
        $(call test,$(filelist))

It will still show error even if filelist is not empty.

I also tried following,
filelist = a.asm

define test
ifeq ($(1),)
# $(error $(1) is empty)  <- have been commented out
endif
endef

.PHONY : all
all:
        $(call test,$(filelist))

It will still show error even if I comment-out the $(error)

Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Paul D.
Smith
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:58 AM
To: Jay Chang
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: (no subject)

%% "Jay Chang" <address@hidden> writes:

  jc> ifeq won't work in define section.
  jc> comment $(error) and $(fatal) won't work in define section.
 
  jc> define test
  jc> ifeq (ABC,1)
  jc> # $(error error test)
  jc> endif
  jc> Endef

  jc> Is that make's bugs?

Since you haven't said what "won't work" means, we can't say.

It seems to be working fine as far as I can tell.

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