Global: 8_DOLLARS = $$$$$$$$
Global: VAR = # (empty)
Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined)
Global: VAR = $$$$$$$$
Var_Parse: ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined)
Evaluating modifier ${VAR:D...} on value "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular)
Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined)
Result of ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} is "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular)
Global: VAR = $$$$$$$$
Var_Parse: ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined)
Evaluating modifier ${VAR:@...} on value "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular)
Modifier part: "var"
Modifier part: "${8_DOLLARS}"
ModifyWords: split "$$$$$$$$" into 1 word
Global: var = $$$$$$$$
Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-undefined)
ModifyWord_Loop: expand "${8_DOLLARS}" to "$$$$"
Global: delete var
Result of ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} is "$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular)
Global: VAR = $$$$
Global: .MAKEFLAGS =  -r -k -d v -d
Global: .MAKEFLAGS =  -r -k -d v -d 0
exit status 0