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# $NetBSD: varname.mk,v 1.8 2020/11/02 22:59:48 rillig Exp $
#
# Tests for special variables, such as .MAKE or .PARSEDIR.
# And for variable names in general.
.MAKEFLAGS: -dv
# In variable names, braces are allowed, but they must be balanced.
# Parentheses and braces may be mixed.
VAR{{{}}}= 3 braces
.if "${VAR{{{}}}}" != "3 braces"
. error
.endif
# In variable expressions, the parser works differently. It doesn't treat
# braces and parentheses equally, therefore the first closing brace already
# marks the end of the variable name.
VARNAME= VAR(((
${VARNAME}= 3 open parentheses
.if "${VAR(((}}}}" != "3 open parentheses}}}"
. error
.endif
# In the above test, the variable name is constructed indirectly. Neither
# of the following expressions produces the intended effect.
#
# This is not a variable assignment since the parentheses and braces are not
# balanced. At the end of the line, there are still 3 levels open, which
# means the variable name is not finished.
${:UVAR(((}= try1
# On the left-hand side of a variable assignments, the backslash is not parsed
# as an escape character, therefore the parentheses still count to the nesting
# level, which at the end of the line is still 3. Therefore this is not a
# variable assignment as well.
${:UVAR\(\(\(}= try2
# To assign to a variable with an arbitrary name, the variable name has to
# come from an external source, not the text that is parsed in the assignment
# itself. This is exactly the reason why further above, the indirect
# ${VARNAME} works, while all other attempts fail.
${VARNAME}= try3
.MAKEFLAGS: -d0
all:
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