Index: read.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/make/make/read.c,v
retrieving revision 1.131
diff -u -r1.131 read.c
--- read.c	22 Mar 2004 15:11:49 -0000	1.131
+++ read.c	9 Apr 2004 18:47:48 -0000
@@ -1686,9 +1686,19 @@
           p = create_pattern_var (name, percent);
           p->variable.fileinfo = *flocp;
           v = parse_variable_definition (&p->variable, defn);
-          v->value = xstrdup (v->value);
+
           if (!v)
             error (flocp, _("Malformed pattern-specific variable definition"));
+
+          if (v->flavor == f_simple)
+            {
+              v->value = allocated_variable_expand (v->value);
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              v->value = xstrdup (v->value);
+            }
+	    
           fname = p->target;
         }
       else