# $NetBSD: varmod-assign.mk,v 1.20 2024/04/20 10:18:55 rillig Exp $ # # Tests for the obscure ::= variable modifiers, which perform variable # assignments during evaluation, just like the = operator in C. .if !make(target) all: mod-assign-empty all: mod-assign-parse all: mod-assign-shell-error # In the following loop expression, # the '::?=' modifier applies the assignment operator '?=' 3 times. The # operator '?=' only has an effect for the first time, therefore the variable # FIRST ends up with the value 1. .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${FIRST::?=$i}@} first=${FIRST}" != " first=1" . error .endif # In the following loop expression, # the modifier '::=' applies the assignment operator '=' 3 times. The # operator '=' overwrites the previous value, therefore the variable LAST ends # up with the value 3. .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${LAST::=$i}@} last=${LAST}" != " last=3" . error .endif # In the following loop expression, # the modifier '::+=' applies the assignment operator '+=' 3 times. The # operator '+=' appends 3 times to the variable, therefore the variable # APPENDED ends up with the value "1 2 3". .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${APPENDED::+=$i}@} appended=${APPENDED}" != " appended=1 2 3" . error .endif # In the following loop expression, # the modifier '::!=' applies the assignment operator '!=' 3 times. Just as # with the modifier '::=', the last value is stored in the RAN variable. .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${RAN::!=${i:%=echo '<%>';}}@} ran=${RAN}" != " ran=<3>" . error .endif # When a '::=' modifier is evaluated as part of an .if condition, it happens # in the command line scope. .if "${FIRST}, ${LAST}, ${APPENDED}, ${RAN}" != "1, 3, 1 2 3, <3>" . error .endif # Tests for nested assignments, which are hard to read and therefore seldom # used in practice. # The condition "1" is true, therefore THEN1 gets assigned a value, # and the inner IT1 as well. Nothing surprising here. .if "${1:?${THEN1::=then1${IT1::=t1}}:${ELSE1::=else1${IE1::=e1}}} ${THEN1}${ELSE1}${IT1}${IE1}" != " then1t1" . error .endif # The condition "0" is false, therefore ELSE2 gets assigned a value, # and the inner IE2 as well. Nothing surprising here as well. .if "${0:?${THEN2::=then2${IT2::=t2}}:${ELSE2::=else2${IE2::=e2}}} ${THEN2}${ELSE2}${IT2}${IE2}" != " else2e2" . error .endif # The same effects happen when the variables are defined elsewhere. SINK3:= ${1:?${THEN3::=then3${IT3::=t3}}:${ELSE3::=else3${IE3::=e3}}} ${THEN3}${ELSE3}${IT3}${IE3} SINK4:= ${0:?${THEN4::=then4${IT4::=t4}}:${ELSE4::=else4${IE4::=e4}}} ${THEN4}${ELSE4}${IT4}${IE4} .if ${SINK3} != " then3t3" . error .endif .if ${SINK4} != " else4e4" . error .endif mod-assign-empty: # Assigning to the empty variable would obviously not work since that # variable is write-protected. Therefore it is rejected early with a # "Bad modifier" message. @echo $@: ${::=value} # In this variant, it is not as obvious that the name of the # expression is empty. Assigning to it is rejected as well, with the # same "Bad modifier" message. @echo $@: ${:Uvalue::=overwritten} # The :L modifier sets the value of the expression to its variable # name. The name of the expression is "VAR", therefore assigning to # that variable works. @echo $@: ${VAR:L::=overwritten} VAR=${VAR} mod-assign-parse: # The modifier for assignment operators starts with a ':'. # An 'x' after that is an invalid modifier. # expect: make: in target "mod-assign-parse": while evaluating variable "ASSIGN": Unknown modifier ":x" @echo ${ASSIGN::x} # When parsing an assignment operator fails because the operator is # incomplete, make falls back to the SysV modifier. @echo ${SYSV::=sysv\:x}${SYSV::x=:y} @echo ${ASSIGN::=value # missing closing brace mod-assign-shell-error: # If the command succeeds, the variable is assigned. @${SH_OK::!= echo word; true } echo ok=${SH_OK} # If the command fails, the variable keeps its previous value. @${SH_ERR::=previous} @${SH_ERR::!= echo word; false } echo err=${SH_ERR} # XXX: The ::= modifier expands its right-hand side exactly once. # This differs subtly from normal assignments such as '+=' or '=', which copy # their right-hand side literally. APPEND.prev= previous APPEND.var= ${APPEND.prev} APPEND.indirect= indirect $${:Unot expanded} APPEND.dollar= $${APPEND.indirect} .if ${APPEND.var::+=${APPEND.dollar}} != "" . error .endif .if ${APPEND.var} != "previous indirect \${:Unot expanded}" . error .endif # The assignment modifier can be used in an expression that is # enclosed in parentheses. In such a case, parsing stops at the first ')', # not at the first '}'. VAR= previous _:= $(VAR::=current}) .if ${VAR} != "current}" . error .endif # Before var.c 1.888 from 2021-03-15, an expression using the modifier '::=' # expanded its variable name once too often during evaluation. This was only # relevant for variable names containing a '$' sign in their actual name, not # the usual VAR.${param}. .MAKEFLAGS: -dv param= twice VARNAME= VAR.$${param} # Indirect variable name because of the '$', # to avoid difficult escaping rules. ${VARNAME}= initial-value # Sets 'VAR.${param}' to 'expanded'. .if defined(VAR.twice) # At this point, the '$$' is not expanded. . error .endif .if ${${VARNAME}::=assigned-value} # Here the variable name gets expanded once . error # too often. .endif .if defined(VAR.twice) . error The variable name in the '::=' modifier is expanded once too often. .endif .if ${${VARNAME}} != "assigned-value" . error .endif .MAKEFLAGS: -d0 # Conditional directives are evaluated in command line scope. An assignment # modifier that creates a new variable creates it in the command line scope. # Existing variables are updated in their previous scope, and environment # variables are created in the global scope, as in other situations. .MAKEFLAGS: CMD_CMD_VAR=cmd-value CMD_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value export CMD_ENV_VAR=env-value .MAKEFLAGS: -dv # expect-reset # expect: Command: CMD_CMD_VAR = new-value # expect: Global: CMD_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value # expect: Global: CMD_ENV_VAR = new-value # expect: Global: ignoring delete 'CMD_NEW_VAR' as it is not found # expect: Command: CMD_NEW_VAR = new-value .if ${CMD_CMD_VAR::=new-value} \ || ${CMD_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value} \ || ${CMD_ENV_VAR::=new-value} \ || "${CMD_NEW_VAR::=new-value}" . error .endif .MAKEFLAGS: -d0 # Run the 'target' test in a separate sub-make, with reduced debug logging. all: run-target run-target: .PHONY @${MAKE} -r -f ${MAKEFILE} -dv target 2>&1 | grep ': TARGET_' .else # make(target) # The commands of a target are evaluated in target scope. An assignment # modifier that creates a new variable creates it in the target scope. # Existing variables are updated in their previous scope, and environment # variables are created in the global scope, as in other situations. # # expect: target: TARGET_TARGET_VAR = new-value # expect: Global: TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value # expect: Global: TARGET_ENV_VAR = new-value # expect: target: TARGET_NEW_VAR = new-value .MAKEFLAGS: TARGET_CMD_VAR=cmd-value TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value export TARGET_ENV_VAR=env-value target: .PHONY TARGET_TARGET_VAR=target-value : ${TARGET_TARGET_VAR::=new-value} : ${TARGET_CMD_VAR::=new-value} : ${TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value} : ${TARGET_ENV_VAR::=new-value} : ${TARGET_NEW_VAR::=new-value} .endif