[bug #35147] Implement a make function to write to a file

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: Implement a make function to write to a file
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 21 Dec 2011 08:08:44 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Enhancement
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 3.82
        Operating System: Any
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

This is a feature request to add a new function in make that can write to a
file data (usually a string), to work around shell command line limitations. 

Included is a patch on function.c that implements:

$(withfile filename, filemode, arguments $(some_variable))



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Date: Wed 21 Dec 2011 08:08:44 PM UTC  Name: withfile.patch  Size: 1kB   By:
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<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=24645>

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