Re: Bug#81854: make: weirdness with exported target-specific variables

[Manoj Srivastava]

Hi,
     
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        Apparently, target specific variables, even though marked for
 export, are not exported tot he commands (however, the original value
 is removed as well). Umm. Perhaps this example shall make this
 clearer: 
======================================================================
__> cat Makefile 
export TARGET = unset
%: TARGET = $@
%:
        @echo "'${TARGET}'"  # prints '$@', OK
        @echo "'$${TARGET}'" # prints ''!

__> make Some_Target
'Some_Target'
''
__> 
======================================================================

        manoj
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