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RE: make and $(shell uname -a)
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- Subject: RE: make and $(shell uname -a)
- From: "Schaible, Joerg" <Joerg dot Schaible at gft dot com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:44:20 +0100
Hi John,
[...]
> generates:
>
> backticks work:
> CYGWIN_NT-5.0 MIZU 1.1.5(0.29/3/2) 2000-11-02 02:01 i686 unknown
> shell doesn't:
> /usr/bin/bash: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token
> `1.1.5(0'
> /usr/bin/bash: -c: line 1: `echo CYGWIN_NT-5.0 MIZU
> 1.1.5(0.29/3/2) 2000-11-02 02:01 i686 unknown'
> gmake: *** [test] Error 2
>
> my question is, should $(shell) work?
Definately yes, look at your output! The error mesage indicates, that GNU
make has substituted $(bar) correctly.
Chris has already shown you the solution.
Greetings,
Jörg
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