Re: 3.81 problem with $(eval function

[Paul Smith]

On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 14:20 +0330, ali hagigat wrote:
> I tested make 3.81 with:
> var1=1111
> e12:
>       @echo $(eval $(call var1))
> 
> /root/makefiles_examples> make -f makefile23
> makefile23:3: *** missing separator.  Stop.

Correct. "1111" is not a legal makefile line.

> But @echo $( eval $(call var1)) is OK. One space was added after "$("
> and before "eval".

Correct.  Adding a space makes this not a function call anymore.

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