Re: Filename with whitespace

[Jens Schweikhardt]

On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 10:49:00AM -0400, Lars Kellogg-Stedman wrote:
# >     Because space is a hard delimiter in the code.
# > 
# >     A workaround I use is to define a variable like so (But this does not 
always 
# > work)
# > 
# >     spc=$(x) $(x)
# 
# Thanks for the note...but I think you misread my posting.  I already 
# pointed out that this:
# 
#   filename=two\ words
# 
# works just fine.

No, it doesn't, at least not for all makes, e.g. BSD make:

$ cat Makefile
filename=two\ words

$(filename):
        @echo $@
$ make 'two\'
two\
$ make words
words
$ make 'two words'
make: don't know how to make two words. Stop

Paul, I wonder if BSD make or GNU make behaves according to SUSv3.
Shouldn't all macros be expanded while reading a target line?


Regards,

        Jens
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