GNU bug report logs - #63137
Remember single letter variables in Makefile syntax

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:13:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

To reply to this bug, email your comments to 63137 AT debbugs.gnu.org.

Toggle the display of automated, internal messages from the tracker.

View this report as an mbox folder, status mbox, maintainer mbox

Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#63137; Package emacs. (Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:13:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org. (Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:13:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Remember single letter variables in Makefile syntax
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:05:44 +0800

$ cat Makefile
t=bla
x:
	echo $t.0 #here "t" has a different color than the surrounding characters
	echo $t0 #here it doesn't, but should. Remember, in Makefiles, as apposed to the shell, this is still the same $t !
$ emacs -Q Makefile
emacs-version "28.2"
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:33:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
This bug report was last modified 1 year and 283 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.