[bug #39203] Command line option --eval applied multiple times

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URL:
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                 Summary: Command line option --eval applied multiple times
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Fri 07 Jun 2013 17:03:11 UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: SCM
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

Hi,

I'm using release candidate version 3.99.90 and I'm seeing problems relating
to the --eval command line option.

The attached makefile is designed to cause restarts until MAKE_RESTARTS equals
5. In order to see how many times the --eval option is being applied, I build
the makefile with the following command:

    make --eval='$(info --eval)'

The output I get is as follows:

--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=
--eval
--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=1
--eval
--eval
--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=2
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=3
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=4
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
--eval
MAKE_RESTARTS=5
make: Nothing to be done for 'all'.

It seems that the --eval option is being applied (MAKE_RESTARTS + 1) times at
the start of each restart and this can result in some very strange effects.

This is different to the behaviour I see with 3.82 where --eval only appears
once for each restart.

best regards,
Rob.



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