Re: recursively expanded variables as functions

[Ken Smith]

On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 11:43:04PM -0400, Paul D. Smith wrote:
> %% Ken Smith <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>   ks> I was under the impression that I could count on being able to
>   ks> call a function before its definition because of the recursive
>   ks> expansion of variables.  Here is an example.
> 
> It's not only the type of variable that determines when it's expanded,
> but also where the variable appears in the makefile.  Some areas in a
> makefile call for immediate expansion: basically any area which needs to
> be expanded in order for the makefile to be parsed.

This makes perfect sense.

  Thank you for the explanation,
  Ken

> 
> You can find a complete description of which areas of a makefile are
> expanded immediately and which are deferred in the GNU make manual,
> section "How 'make' Reads A Makefile".
> 
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