Re: say how to change PATH

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:

  dj> In Info, one cannot find how to change PATH in a Makefile.
  dj> PATH=/usr/sbin:$(PATH) won't do without spelling out PATH.
  dj> The best one can do is once on each line:
  dj> P=PATH=/usr/sbin:$$PATH
  dj> a:
  dj>   $P; which faubackup

???

You can set PATH to a value that includes itself in the exact same way
you can set any other variable to a value that includes itself: you use
simply-expanded variables:

    PATH := /usr/sbin:$(PATH)

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