[bug #65759] handling of "-" and "--" on command line

[anonymous]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65759>

                 Summary: handling of "-" and "--" on command line
                   Group: make
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Sun 19 May 2024 02:35:54 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.4.1
        Operating System: None
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None


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Date: Sun 19 May 2024 02:35:54 PM UTC By: Anonymous
I don't know whether this is considered a bug per se but it's pretty
confusing. Consider the following makefile:

$ cat Makefile
all:; @:$(info making $@)

$ make
making all

$ make -
making all

$ make --
making all

It seems to treat "-" and "--" as options with no effect similar to -b or -m.
However these are also considered legal target names:

$ cat Makefile
-:; @:$(info creating $@)

$ make -
creating -







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