Re: Autoconf 2.49d test: Command not found

[Raja R Harinath]

John Poltorak <address@hidden> writes:
[snip] 
> On further investigation, it seems to be coming from here:-
> 
> 
> $(srcdir)/version.texi: stamp-vti
>       @:
> 
> My Make struggles to understand '@:'. 

That's bad.  It's an oft-used idiom.

> What is it supposed to mean?

"Quietly do nothing" :-)

The '@' tells make not to print out the command that it is executing.
The ':' is the shell synonym for 'true' -- i.e. a safe no-op in a make
rule.  

- Hari
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