[bug #56446] Make shouldn't be running eval when expanding variables for export

[Mark Galeck]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56446>

                 Summary: Make shouldn't be running eval when expanding
variables for export
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: mark_galeck0
            Submitted on: Thu 06 Jun 2019 01:47:17 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Enhancement
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.2.1
        Operating System: None
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

This is a good Makefile (SSCCE example) that nevertheless bombs:


define FUNCTION
target: $1
endef

FUNCTION2 = $(eval $(call FUNCTION,$1))

.EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:

all:    
    echo OK


Now when you make this, you get:

Makefile:5: *** prerequisites cannot be defined in recipes.  Stop.

Paul Smith suggested I file this request for enhancement:  Make shouldn't be
running eval when expanding variables for export.  




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