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+MAKE(1) NetBSD General Commands Manual MAKE(1)
+
+NNAAMMEE
+ bbmmaakkee -- maintain program dependencies
+
+SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
+ bbmmaakkee [--BBeeiikkNNnnqqrrssttWWXX] [--CC _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y] [--DD _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e] [--dd _f_l_a_g_s]
+ [--ff _m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e] [--II _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y] [--JJ _p_r_i_v_a_t_e] [--jj _m_a_x___j_o_b_s]
+ [--mm _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y] [--TT _f_i_l_e] [--VV _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e] [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e_=_v_a_l_u_e]
+ [_t_a_r_g_e_t _._._.]
+
+DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
+ bbmmaakkee is a program designed to simplify the maintenance of other pro-
+ grams. Its input is a list of specifications as to the files upon which
+ programs and other files depend. If no --ff _m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e makefile option is
+ given, bbmmaakkee will try to open `_m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e' then `_M_a_k_e_f_i_l_e' in order to find
+ the specifications. If the file `_._d_e_p_e_n_d' exists, it is read (see
+ mkdep(1)).
+
+ This manual page is intended as a reference document only. For a more
+ thorough description of bbmmaakkee and makefiles, please refer to _P_M_a_k_e _- _A
+ _T_u_t_o_r_i_a_l.
+
+ bbmmaakkee will prepend the contents of the _M_A_K_E_F_L_A_G_S environment variable to
+ the command line arguments before parsing them.
+
+ The options are as follows:
+
+ --BB Try to be backwards compatible by executing a single shell per
+ command and by executing the commands to make the sources of a
+ dependency line in sequence.
+
+ --CC _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
+ Change to _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y before reading the makefiles or doing any-
+ thing else. If multiple --CC options are specified, each is inter-
+ preted relative to the previous one: --CC _/ --CC _e_t_c is equivalent to
+ --CC _/_e_t_c.
+
+ --DD _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e
+ Define _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e to be 1, in the global context.
+
+ --dd _[_-_]_f_l_a_g_s
+ Turn on debugging, and specify which portions of bbmmaakkee are to
+ print debugging information. Unless the flags are preceded by
+ `-' they are added to the _M_A_K_E_F_L_A_G_S environment variable and will
+ be processed by any child make processes. By default, debugging
+ information is printed to standard error, but this can be changed
+ using the _F debugging flag. The debugging output is always
+ unbuffered; in addition, if debugging is enabled but debugging
+ output is not directed to standard output, then the standard out-
+ put is line buffered. _F_l_a_g_s is one or more of the following:
+
+ _A Print all possible debugging information; equivalent to
+ specifying all of the debugging flags.
+
+ _a Print debugging information about archive searching and
+ caching.
+
+ _C Print debugging information about current working direc-
+ tory.
+
+ _c Print debugging information about conditional evaluation.
+
+ _d Print debugging information about directory searching and
+ caching.
+
+ _e Print debugging information about failed commands and
+ targets.
+
+ _F[++]_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
+ Specify where debugging output is written. This must be
+ the last flag, because it consumes the remainder of the
+ argument. If the character immediately after the `F'
+ flag is `+', then the file will be opened in append mode;
+ otherwise the file will be overwritten. If the file name
+ is `stdout' or `stderr' then debugging output will be
+ written to the standard output or standard error output
+ file descriptors respectively (and the `+' option has no
+ effect). Otherwise, the output will be written to the
+ named file. If the file name ends `.%d' then the `%d' is
+ replaced by the pid.
+
+ _f Print debugging information about loop evaluation.
+
+ _g_1 Print the input graph before making anything.
+
+ _g_2 Print the input graph after making everything, or before
+ exiting on error.
+
+ _g_3 Print the input graph before exiting on error.
+
+ _j Print debugging information about running multiple
+ shells.
+
+ _l Print commands in Makefiles regardless of whether or not
+ they are prefixed by `@' or other "quiet" flags. Also
+ known as "loud" behavior.
+
+ _M Print debugging information about "meta" mode decisions
+ about targets.
+
+ _m Print debugging information about making targets, includ-
+ ing modification dates.
+
+ _n Don't delete the temporary command scripts created when
+ running commands. These temporary scripts are created in
+ the directory referred to by the TMPDIR environment vari-
+ able, or in _/_t_m_p if TMPDIR is unset or set to the empty
+ string. The temporary scripts are created by mkstemp(3),
+ and have names of the form _m_a_k_e_X_X_X_X_X_X. _N_O_T_E: This can
+ create many files in TMPDIR or _/_t_m_p, so use with care.
+
+ _p Print debugging information about makefile parsing.
+
+ _s Print debugging information about suffix-transformation
+ rules.
+
+ _t Print debugging information about target list mainte-
+ nance.
+
+ _v Print debugging information about variable assignment.
+
+ _x Run shell commands with --xx so the actual commands are
+ printed as they are executed.
+
+ --ee Specify that environment variables override macro assignments
+ within makefiles.
+
+ --ff _m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e
+ Specify a makefile to read instead of the default `_m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e'. If
+ _m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e is `--', standard input is read. Multiple makefiles may
+ be specified, and are read in the order specified.
+
+ --II _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
+ Specify a directory in which to search for makefiles and included
+ makefiles. The system makefile directory (or directories, see
+ the --mm option) is automatically included as part of this list.
+
+ --ii Ignore non-zero exit of shell commands in the makefile. Equiva-
+ lent to specifying `--' before each command line in the makefile.
+
+ --JJ _p_r_i_v_a_t_e
+ This option should _n_o_t be specified by the user.
+
+ When the _j option is in use in a recursive build, this option is
+ passed by a make to child makes to allow all the make processes
+ in the build to cooperate to avoid overloading the system.
+
+ --jj _m_a_x___j_o_b_s
+ Specify the maximum number of jobs that bbmmaakkee may have running at
+ any one time. The value is saved in _._M_A_K_E_._J_O_B_S. Turns compati-
+ bility mode off, unless the _B flag is also specified. When com-
+ patibility mode is off, all commands associated with a target are
+ executed in a single shell invocation as opposed to the tradi-
+ tional one shell invocation per line. This can break traditional
+ scripts which change directories on each command invocation and
+ then expect to start with a fresh environment on the next line.
+ It is more efficient to correct the scripts rather than turn
+ backwards compatibility on.
+
+ --kk Continue processing after errors are encountered, but only on
+ those targets that do not depend on the target whose creation
+ caused the error.
+
+ --mm _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
+ Specify a directory in which to search for sys.mk and makefiles
+ included via the <_f_i_l_e>-style include statement. The --mm option
+ can be used multiple times to form a search path. This path will
+ override the default system include path: /usr/share/mk. Fur-
+ thermore the system include path will be appended to the search
+ path used for "_f_i_l_e"-style include statements (see the --II
+ option).
+
+ If a file or directory name in the --mm argument (or the
+ MAKESYSPATH environment variable) starts with the string ".../"
+ then bbmmaakkee will search for the specified file or directory named
+ in the remaining part of the argument string. The search starts
+ with the current directory of the Makefile and then works upward
+ towards the root of the filesystem. If the search is successful,
+ then the resulting directory replaces the ".../" specification in
+ the --mm argument. If used, this feature allows bbmmaakkee to easily
+ search in the current source tree for customized sys.mk files
+ (e.g., by using ".../mk/sys.mk" as an argument).
+
+ --nn Display the commands that would have been executed, but do not
+ actually execute them unless the target depends on the .MAKE spe-
+ cial source (see below).
+
+ --NN Display the commands which would have been executed, but do not
+ actually execute any of them; useful for debugging top-level
+ makefiles without descending into subdirectories.
+
+ --qq Do not execute any commands, but exit 0 if the specified targets
+ are up-to-date and 1, otherwise.
+
+ --rr Do not use the built-in rules specified in the system makefile.
+
+ --ss Do not echo any commands as they are executed. Equivalent to
+ specifying `@@' before each command line in the makefile.
+
+ --TT _t_r_a_c_e_f_i_l_e
+ When used with the --jj flag, append a trace record to _t_r_a_c_e_f_i_l_e
+ for each job started and completed.
+
+ --tt Rather than re-building a target as specified in the makefile,
+ create it or update its modification time to make it appear up-
+ to-date.
+
+ --VV _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e
+ Print bbmmaakkee's idea of the value of _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e, in the global con-
+ text. Do not build any targets. Multiple instances of this
+ option may be specified; the variables will be printed one per
+ line, with a blank line for each null or undefined variable. If
+ _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e contains a `$' then the value will be expanded before
+ printing.
+
+ --WW Treat any warnings during makefile parsing as errors.
+
+ --XX Don't export variables passed on the command line to the environ-
+ ment individually. Variables passed on the command line are
+ still exported via the _M_A_K_E_F_L_A_G_S environment variable. This
+ option may be useful on systems which have a small limit on the
+ size of command arguments.
+
+ _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e_=_v_a_l_u_e
+ Set the value of the variable _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e to _v_a_l_u_e. Normally, all
+ values passed on the command line are also exported to sub-makes
+ in the environment. The --XX flag disables this behavior. Vari-
+ able assignments should follow options for POSIX compatibility
+ but no ordering is enforced.
+
+ There are seven different types of lines in a makefile: file dependency
+ specifications, shell commands, variable assignments, include statements,
+ conditional directives, for loops, and comments.
+
+ In general, lines may be continued from one line to the next by ending
+ them with a backslash (`\'). The trailing newline character and initial
+ whitespace on the following line are compressed into a single space.
+
+FFIILLEE DDEEPPEENNDDEENNCCYY SSPPEECCIIFFIICCAATTIIOONNSS
+ Dependency lines consist of one or more targets, an operator, and zero or
+ more sources. This creates a relationship where the targets ``depend''
+ on the sources and are usually created from them. The exact relationship
+ between the target and the source is determined by the operator that sep-
+ arates them. The three operators are as follows:
+
+ :: A target is considered out-of-date if its modification time is less
+ than those of any of its sources. Sources for a target accumulate
+ over dependency lines when this operator is used. The target is
+ removed if bbmmaakkee is interrupted.
+
+ !! Targets are always re-created, but not until all sources have been
+ examined and re-created as necessary. Sources for a target accumu-
+ late over dependency lines when this operator is used. The target
+ is removed if bbmmaakkee is interrupted.
+
+ :::: If no sources are specified, the target is always re-created. Oth-
+ erwise, a target is considered out-of-date if any of its sources
+ has been modified more recently than the target. Sources for a
+ target do not accumulate over dependency lines when this operator
+ is used. The target will not be removed if bbmmaakkee is interrupted.
+
+ Targets and sources may contain the shell wildcard values `?', `*', `[]',
+ and `{}'. The values `?', `*', and `[]' may only be used as part of the
+ final component of the target or source, and must be used to describe
+ existing files. The value `{}' need not necessarily be used to describe
+ existing files. Expansion is in directory order, not alphabetically as
+ done in the shell.
+
+SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
+ Each target may have associated with it a series of shell commands, nor-
+ mally used to create the target. Each of the commands in this script
+ _m_u_s_t be preceded by a tab. While any target may appear on a dependency
+ line, only one of these dependencies may be followed by a creation
+ script, unless the `::::' operator is used.
+
+ If the first characters of the command line are any combination of `@@',
+ `++', or `--', the command is treated specially. A `@@' causes the command
+ not to be echoed before it is executed. A `++' causes the command to be
+ executed even when --nn is given. This is similar to the effect of the
+ .MAKE special source, except that the effect can be limited to a single
+ line of a script. A `--' causes any non-zero exit status of the command
+ line to be ignored.
+
+VVAARRIIAABBLLEE AASSSSIIGGNNMMEENNTTSS
+ Variables in make are much like variables in the shell, and, by tradi-
+ tion, consist of all upper-case letters.
+
+ VVaarriiaabbllee aassssiiggnnmmeenntt mmooddiiffiieerrss
+ The five operators that can be used to assign values to variables are as
+ follows:
+
+ == Assign the value to the variable. Any previous value is overrid-
+ den.
+
+ ++== Append the value to the current value of the variable.
+
+ ??== Assign the value to the variable if it is not already defined.
+
+ ::== Assign with expansion, i.e. expand the value before assigning it
+ to the variable. Normally, expansion is not done until the vari-
+ able is referenced. _N_O_T_E: References to undefined variables are
+ _n_o_t expanded. This can cause problems when variable modifiers
+ are used.
+
+ !!== Expand the value and pass it to the shell for execution and
+ assign the result to the variable. Any newlines in the result
+ are replaced with spaces.
+
+ Any white-space before the assigned _v_a_l_u_e is removed; if the value is
+ being appended, a single space is inserted between the previous contents
+ of the variable and the appended value.
+
+ Variables are expanded by surrounding the variable name with either curly
+ braces (`{}') or parentheses (`()') and preceding it with a dollar sign
+ (`$'). If the variable name contains only a single letter, the surround-
+ ing braces or parentheses are not required. This shorter form is not
+ recommended.
+
+ If the variable name contains a dollar, then the name itself is expanded
+ first. This allows almost arbitrary variable names, however names con-
+ taining dollar, braces, parenthesis, or whitespace are really best
+ avoided!
+
+ If the result of expanding a variable contains a dollar sign (`$') the
+ string is expanded again.
+
+ Variable substitution occurs at three distinct times, depending on where
+ the variable is being used.
+
+ 1. Variables in dependency lines are expanded as the line is read.
+
+ 2. Variables in shell commands are expanded when the shell command is
+ executed.
+
+ 3. ``.for'' loop index variables are expanded on each loop iteration.
+ Note that other variables are not expanded inside loops so the fol-
+ lowing example code:
+
+
+ .for i in 1 2 3
+ a+= ${i}
+ j= ${i}
+ b+= ${j}
+ .endfor
+
+ all:
+ @echo ${a}
+ @echo ${b}
+
+ will print:
+
+ 1 2 3
+ 3 3 3
+
+ Because while ${a} contains ``1 2 3'' after the loop is executed,
+ ${b} contains ``${j} ${j} ${j}'' which expands to ``3 3 3'' since
+ after the loop completes ${j} contains ``3''.
+
+ VVaarriiaabbllee ccllaasssseess
+ The four different classes of variables (in order of increasing prece-
+ dence) are:
+
+ Environment variables
+ Variables defined as part of bbmmaakkee's environment.
+
+ Global variables
+ Variables defined in the makefile or in included makefiles.
+
+ Command line variables
+ Variables defined as part of the command line.
+
+ Local variables
+ Variables that are defined specific to a certain target. The
+ seven local variables are as follows:
+
+ _._A_L_L_S_R_C The list of all sources for this target; also known as
+ `_>'.
+
+ _._A_R_C_H_I_V_E The name of the archive file.
+
+ _._I_M_P_S_R_C In suffix-transformation rules, the name/path of the
+ source from which the target is to be transformed (the
+ ``implied'' source); also known as `_<'. It is not
+ defined in explicit rules.
+
+ _._M_E_M_B_E_R The name of the archive member.
+
+ _._O_O_D_A_T_E The list of sources for this target that were deemed
+ out-of-date; also known as `_?'.
+
+ _._P_R_E_F_I_X The file prefix of the target, containing only the file
+ portion, no suffix or preceding directory components;
+ also known as `_*'.
+
+ _._T_A_R_G_E_T The name of the target; also known as `_@'.
+
+ The shorter forms `_@', `_?', `_<', `_>', and `_*' are permitted for
+ backward compatibility with historical makefiles and are not rec-
+ ommended. The six variables `_@_F', `_@_D', `_<_F', `_<_D', `_*_F', and
+ `_*_D' are permitted for compatibility with AT&T System V UNIX
+ makefiles and are not recommended.
+
+ Four of the local variables may be used in sources on dependency
+ lines because they expand to the proper value for each target on
+ the line. These variables are `_._T_A_R_G_E_T', `_._P_R_E_F_I_X', `_._A_R_C_H_I_V_E',
+ and `_._M_E_M_B_E_R'.
+
+ AAddddiittiioonnaall bbuuiilltt--iinn vvaarriiaabblleess
+ In addition, bbmmaakkee sets or knows about the following variables:
+
+ _$ A single dollar sign `$', i.e. `$$' expands to a single
+ dollar sign.
+
+ _._A_L_L_T_A_R_G_E_T_S The list of all targets encountered in the Makefile. If
+ evaluated during Makefile parsing, lists only those tar-
+ gets encountered thus far.
+
+ _._C_U_R_D_I_R A path to the directory where bbmmaakkee was executed. Refer
+ to the description of `PWD' for more details.
+
+ MAKE The name that bbmmaakkee was executed with (_a_r_g_v_[_0_]). For
+ compatibility bbmmaakkee also sets _._M_A_K_E with the same value.
+ The preferred variable to use is the environment variable
+ MAKE because it is more compatible with other versions of
+ bbmmaakkee and cannot be confused with the special target with
+ the same name.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._D_E_P_E_N_D_F_I_L_E
+ Names the makefile (default `_._d_e_p_e_n_d') from which gener-
+ ated dependencies are read.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._E_X_P_O_R_T_E_D The list of variables exported by bbmmaakkee.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._J_O_B_S The argument to the --jj option.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._J_O_B_._P_R_E_F_I_X
+ If bbmmaakkee is run with _j then output for each target is
+ prefixed with a token `--- target ---' the first part of
+ which can be controlled via _._M_A_K_E_._J_O_B_._P_R_E_F_I_X.
+ For example:
+ .MAKE.JOB.PREFIX=${.newline}---${.MAKE:T}[${.MAKE.PID}]
+ would produce tokens like `---make[1234] target ---' mak-
+ ing it easier to track the degree of parallelism being
+ achieved.
+
+ MAKEFLAGS The environment variable `MAKEFLAGS' may contain anything
+ that may be specified on bbmmaakkee's command line. Anything
+ specified on bbmmaakkee's command line is appended to the
+ `MAKEFLAGS' variable which is then entered into the envi-
+ ronment for all programs which bbmmaakkee executes.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._L_E_V_E_L The recursion depth of bbmmaakkee. The initial instance of
+ bbmmaakkee will be 0, and an incremented value is put into the
+ environment to be seen by the next generation. This
+ allows tests like: .if ${.MAKE.LEVEL} == 0 to protect
+ things which should only be evaluated in the initial
+ instance of bbmmaakkee.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_A_K_E_F_I_L_E___P_R_E_F_E_R_E_N_C_E
+ The ordered list of makefile names (default `_m_a_k_e_f_i_l_e',
+ `_M_a_k_e_f_i_l_e') that bbmmaakkee will look for.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_A_K_E_F_I_L_E_S
+ The list of makefiles read by bbmmaakkee, which is useful for
+ tracking dependencies. Each makefile is recorded only
+ once, regardless of the number of times read.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_O_D_E Processed after reading all makefiles. Can affect the
+ mode that bbmmaakkee runs in. It can contain a number of key-
+ words:
+
+ _c_o_m_p_a_t Like --BB, puts bbmmaakkee into "compat" mode.
+
+ _m_e_t_a Puts bbmmaakkee into "meta" mode, where meta files
+ are created for each target to capture the
+ command run, the output generated and if
+ filemon(4) is available, the system calls
+ which are of interest to bbmmaakkee. The captured
+ output can be very useful when diagnosing
+ errors.
+
+ _c_u_r_d_i_r_O_k_= _b_f Normally bbmmaakkee will not create .meta files
+ in `_._C_U_R_D_I_R'. This can be overridden by set-
+ ting _b_f to a value which represents True.
+
+ _e_n_v For debugging, it can be useful to inlcude
+ the environment in the .meta file.
+
+ _v_e_r_b_o_s_e If in "meta" mode, print a clue about the
+ target being built. This is useful if the
+ build is otherwise running silently. The
+ message printed the value of:
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._P_R_E_F_I_X.
+
+ _i_g_n_o_r_e_-_c_m_d Some makefiles have commands which are simply
+ not stable. This keyword causes them to be
+ ignored for determining whether a target is
+ out of date in "meta" mode. See also
+ ..NNOOMMEETTAA__CCMMPP.
+
+ _s_i_l_e_n_t_= _b_f If _b_f is True, when a .meta file is created,
+ mark the target ..SSIILLEENNTT.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._B_A_I_L_I_W_I_C_K
+ In "meta" mode, provides a list of prefixes which match
+ the directories controlled by bbmmaakkee. If a file that was
+ generated outside of _._O_B_J_D_I_R but within said bailiwick is
+ missing, the current target is considered out-of-date.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._C_R_E_A_T_E_D
+ In "meta" mode, this variable contains a list of all the
+ meta files updated. If not empty, it can be used to
+ trigger processing of _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._F_I_L_E_S.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._F_I_L_E_S
+ In "meta" mode, this variable contains a list of all the
+ meta files used (updated or not). This list can be used
+ to process the meta files to extract dependency informa-
+ tion.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._M_E_T_A_._P_R_E_F_I_X
+ Defines the message printed for each meta file updated in
+ "meta verbose" mode. The default value is:
+ Building ${.TARGET:H:tA}/${.TARGET:T}
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_O_V_E_R_R_I_D_E_S This variable is used to record the names of variables
+ assigned to on the command line, so that they may be
+ exported as part of `MAKEFLAGS'. This behaviour can be
+ disabled by assigning an empty value to `_._M_A_K_E_O_V_E_R_R_I_D_E_S'
+ within a makefile. Extra variables can be exported from
+ a makefile by appending their names to `_._M_A_K_E_O_V_E_R_R_I_D_E_S'.
+ `MAKEFLAGS' is re-exported whenever `_._M_A_K_E_O_V_E_R_R_I_D_E_S' is
+ modified.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._P_I_D The process-id of bbmmaakkee.
+
+ _._M_A_K_E_._P_P_I_D The parent process-id of bbmmaakkee.
+
+ _M_A_K_E___P_R_I_N_T___V_A_R___O_N___E_R_R_O_R
+ When bbmmaakkee stops due to an error, it prints its name and
+ the value of `_._C_U_R_D_I_R' as well as the value of any vari-
+ ables named in `_M_A_K_E___P_R_I_N_T___V_A_R___O_N___E_R_R_O_R'.
+
+ _._n_e_w_l_i_n_e This variable is simply assigned a newline character as
+ its value. This allows expansions using the ::@@ modifier
+ to put a newline between iterations of the loop rather
+ than a space. For example, the printing of
+ `_M_A_K_E___P_R_I_N_T___V_A_R___O_N___E_R_R_O_R' could be done as
+ ${MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR:@v@$v='${$v}'${.newline}@}.
+
+ _._O_B_J_D_I_R A path to the directory where the targets are built. Its
+ value is determined by trying to chdir(2) to the follow-
+ ing directories in order and using the first match:
+
+ 1. ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}${.CURDIR}
+
+ (Only if `MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX' is set in the environ-
+ ment or on the command line.)
+
+ 2. ${MAKEOBJDIR}
+
+ (Only if `MAKEOBJDIR' is set in the environment or
+ on the command line.)
+
+ 3. ${.CURDIR}_/_o_b_j_.${MACHINE}
+
+ 4. ${.CURDIR}_/_o_b_j
+
+ 5. _/_u_s_r_/_o_b_j_/${.CURDIR}
+
+ 6. ${.CURDIR}
+
+ Variable expansion is performed on the value before it's
+ used, so expressions such as
+ ${.CURDIR:S,^/usr/src,/var/obj,}
+ may be used. This is especially useful with
+ `MAKEOBJDIR'.
+
+ `_._O_B_J_D_I_R' may be modified in the makefile as a global
+ variable. In all cases, bbmmaakkee will chdir(2) to `_._O_B_J_D_I_R'
+ and set `PWD' to that directory before executing any tar-
+ gets.
+
+ _._P_A_R_S_E_D_I_R A path to the directory of the current `_M_a_k_e_f_i_l_e' being
+ parsed.
+
+ _._P_A_R_S_E_F_I_L_E The basename of the current `_M_a_k_e_f_i_l_e' being parsed.
+ This variable and `_._P_A_R_S_E_D_I_R' are both set only while the
+ `_M_a_k_e_f_i_l_e_s' are being parsed. If you want to retain
+ their current values, assign them to a variable using
+ assignment with expansion: (`::==').
+
+ _._P_A_T_H A variable that represents the list of directories that
+ bbmmaakkee will search for files. The search list should be
+ updated using the target `_._P_A_T_H' rather than the vari-
+ able.
+
+ PWD Alternate path to the current directory. bbmmaakkee normally
+ sets `_._C_U_R_D_I_R' to the canonical path given by getcwd(3).
+ However, if the environment variable `PWD' is set and
+ gives a path to the current directory, then bbmmaakkee sets
+ `_._C_U_R_D_I_R' to the value of `PWD' instead. This behaviour
+ is disabled if `MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX' is set or `MAKEOBJDIR'
+ contains a variable transform. `PWD' is set to the value
+ of `_._O_B_J_D_I_R' for all programs which bbmmaakkee executes.
+
+ .TARGETS The list of targets explicitly specified on the command
+ line, if any.
+
+ VPATH Colon-separated (``:'') lists of directories that bbmmaakkee
+ will search for files. The variable is supported for
+ compatibility with old make programs only, use `_._P_A_T_H'
+ instead.
+
+ VVaarriiaabbllee mmooddiiffiieerrss
+ Variable expansion may be modified to select or modify each word of the
+ variable (where a ``word'' is white-space delimited sequence of charac-
+ ters). The general format of a variable expansion is as follows:
+
+ ${variable[:modifier[:...]]}
+
+ Each modifier begins with a colon, which may be escaped with a backslash
+ (`\').
+
+ A set of modifiers can be specified via a variable, as follows:
+
+ modifier_variable=modifier[:...]
+ ${variable:${modifier_variable}[:...]}
+
+ In this case the first modifier in the modifier_variable does not start
+ with a colon, since that must appear in the referencing variable. If any
+ of the modifiers in the modifier_variable contain a dollar sign (`$'),
+ these must be doubled to avoid early expansion.
+
+ The supported modifiers are:
+
+ ::EE Replaces each word in the variable with its suffix.
+
+ ::HH Replaces each word in the variable with everything but the last com-
+ ponent.
+
+ ::MM_p_a_t_t_e_r_n
+ Select only those words that match _p_a_t_t_e_r_n. The standard shell
+ wildcard characters (`*', `?', and `[]') may be used. The wildcard
+ characters may be escaped with a backslash (`\').
+
+ ::NN_p_a_t_t_e_r_n
+ This is identical to `::MM', but selects all words which do not match
+ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n.
+
+ ::OO Order every word in variable alphabetically. To sort words in
+ reverse order use the `::OO::[[--11....11]]' combination of modifiers.
+
+ ::OOxx Randomize words in variable. The results will be different each
+ time you are referring to the modified variable; use the assignment
+ with expansion (`::==') to prevent such behaviour. For example,
+
+ LIST= uno due tre quattro
+ RANDOM_LIST= ${LIST:Ox}
+ STATIC_RANDOM_LIST:= ${LIST:Ox}
+
+ all:
+ @echo "${RANDOM_LIST}"
+ @echo "${RANDOM_LIST}"
+ @echo "${STATIC_RANDOM_LIST}"
+ @echo "${STATIC_RANDOM_LIST}"
+ may produce output similar to:
+
+ quattro due tre uno
+ tre due quattro uno
+ due uno quattro tre
+ due uno quattro tre
+
+ ::QQ Quotes every shell meta-character in the variable, so that it can be
+ passed safely through recursive invocations of bbmmaakkee.
+
+ ::RR Replaces each word in the variable with everything but its suffix.
+
+ ::ggmmttiimmee
+ The value is a format string for strftime(3), using the current
+ gmtime(3).
+
+ ::hhaasshh
+ Compute a 32bit hash of the value and encode it as hex digits.
+
+ ::llooccaallttiimmee
+ The value is a format string for strftime(3), using the current
+ localtime(3).
+
+ ::ttAA Attempt to convert variable to an absolute path using realpath(3),
+ if that fails, the value is unchanged.
+
+ ::ttll Converts variable to lower-case letters.
+
+ ::ttss_c
+ Words in the variable are normally separated by a space on expan-
+ sion. This modifier sets the separator to the character _c. If _c is
+ omitted, then no separator is used. The common escapes (including
+ octal numeric codes), work as expected.
+
+ ::ttuu Converts variable to upper-case letters.
+
+ ::ttWW Causes the value to be treated as a single word (possibly containing
+ embedded white space). See also `::[[**]]'.
+
+ ::ttww Causes the value to be treated as a sequence of words delimited by
+ white space. See also `::[[@@]]'.
+
+ ::SS/_o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g/_n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g/[11ggWW]
+ Modify the first occurrence of _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g in the variable's value,
+ replacing it with _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g. If a `g' is appended to the last
+ slash of the pattern, all occurrences in each word are replaced. If
+ a `1' is appended to the last slash of the pattern, only the first
+ word is affected. If a `W' is appended to the last slash of the
+ pattern, then the value is treated as a single word (possibly con-
+ taining embedded white space). If _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g begins with a caret
+ (`^'), _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g is anchored at the beginning of each word. If
+ _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g ends with a dollar sign (`$'), it is anchored at the end
+ of each word. Inside _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g, an ampersand (`&') is replaced by
+ _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g (without any `^' or `$'). Any character may be used as a
+ delimiter for the parts of the modifier string. The anchoring,
+ ampersand and delimiter characters may be escaped with a backslash
+ (`\').
+
+ Variable expansion occurs in the normal fashion inside both
+ _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g and _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g with the single exception that a backslash
+ is used to prevent the expansion of a dollar sign (`$'), not a pre-
+ ceding dollar sign as is usual.
+
+ ::CC/_p_a_t_t_e_r_n/_r_e_p_l_a_c_e_m_e_n_t/[11ggWW]
+ The ::CC modifier is just like the ::SS modifier except that the old and
+ new strings, instead of being simple strings, are a regular expres-
+ sion (see regex(3)) string _p_a_t_t_e_r_n and an ed(1)-style string
+ _r_e_p_l_a_c_e_m_e_n_t. Normally, the first occurrence of the pattern _p_a_t_t_e_r_n
+ in each word of the value is substituted with _r_e_p_l_a_c_e_m_e_n_t. The `1'
+ modifier causes the substitution to apply to at most one word; the
+ `g' modifier causes the substitution to apply to as many instances
+ of the search pattern _p_a_t_t_e_r_n as occur in the word or words it is
+ found in; the `W' modifier causes the value to be treated as a sin-
+ gle word (possibly containing embedded white space). Note that `1'
+ and `g' are orthogonal; the former specifies whether multiple words
+ are potentially affected, the latter whether multiple substitutions
+ can potentially occur within each affected word.
+
+ ::TT Replaces each word in the variable with its last component.
+
+ ::uu Remove adjacent duplicate words (like uniq(1)).
+
+ ::??_t_r_u_e___s_t_r_i_n_g::_f_a_l_s_e___s_t_r_i_n_g
+ If the variable name (not its value), when parsed as a .if condi-
+ tional expression, evaluates to true, return as its value the
+ _t_r_u_e___s_t_r_i_n_g, otherwise return the _f_a_l_s_e___s_t_r_i_n_g. Since the variable
+ name is used as the expression, :? must be the first modifier after
+ the variable name itself - which will, of course, usually contain
+ variable expansions. A common error is trying to use expressions
+ like
+ ${NUMBERS:M42:?match:no}
+ which actually tests defined(NUMBERS), to determine is any words
+ match "42" you need to use something like:
+ ${"${NUMBERS:M42}" != "":?match:no}.
+
+ _:_o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g_=_n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g
+ This is the AT&T System V UNIX style variable substitution. It must
+ be the last modifier specified. If _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g or _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g do not
+ contain the pattern matching character _% then it is assumed that
+ they are anchored at the end of each word, so only suffixes or
+ entire words may be replaced. Otherwise _% is the substring of
+ _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g to be replaced in _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g.
+
+ Variable expansion occurs in the normal fashion inside both
+ _o_l_d___s_t_r_i_n_g and _n_e_w___s_t_r_i_n_g with the single exception that a backslash
+ is used to prevent the expansion of a dollar sign (`$'), not a pre-
+ ceding dollar sign as is usual.
+
+ ::@@_t_e_m_p@@_s_t_r_i_n_g@@
+ This is the loop expansion mechanism from the OSF Development Envi-
+ ronment (ODE) make. Unlike ..ffoorr loops expansion occurs at the time
+ of reference. Assign _t_e_m_p to each word in the variable and evaluate
+ _s_t_r_i_n_g. The ODE convention is that _t_e_m_p should start and end with a
+ period. For example.
+ ${LINKS:@.LINK.@${LN} ${TARGET} ${.LINK.}@}
+
+ However a single character varaiable is often more readable:
+ ${MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR:@v@$v='${$v}'${.newline}@}
+
+ ::UU_n_e_w_v_a_l
+ If the variable is undefined _n_e_w_v_a_l is the value. If the variable
+ is defined, the existing value is returned. This is another ODE
+ make feature. It is handy for setting per-target CFLAGS for
+ instance:
+ ${_${.TARGET:T}_CFLAGS:U${DEF_CFLAGS}}
+ If a value is only required if the variable is undefined, use:
+ ${VAR:D:Unewval}
+
+ ::DD_n_e_w_v_a_l
+ If the variable is defined _n_e_w_v_a_l is the value.
+
+ ::LL The name of the variable is the value.
+
+ ::PP The path of the node which has the same name as the variable is the
+ value. If no such node exists or its path is null, then the name of
+ the variable is used. In order for this modifier to work, the name
+ (node) must at least have appeared on the rhs of a dependency.
+
+ ::!!_c_m_d!!
+ The output of running _c_m_d is the value.
+
+ ::sshh If the variable is non-empty it is run as a command and the output
+ becomes the new value.
+
+ ::::==_s_t_r
+ The variable is assigned the value _s_t_r after substitution. This
+ modifier and its variations are useful in obscure situations such as
+ wanting to set a variable when shell commands are being parsed.
+ These assignment modifiers always expand to nothing, so if appearing
+ in a rule line by themselves should be preceded with something to
+ keep bbmmaakkee happy.
+
+ The `::::' helps avoid false matches with the AT&T System V UNIX style
+ ::== modifier and since substitution always occurs the ::::== form is
+ vaguely appropriate.
+
+ ::::??==_s_t_r
+ As for ::::== but only if the variable does not already have a value.
+
+ ::::++==_s_t_r
+ Append _s_t_r to the variable.
+
+ ::::!!==_c_m_d
+ Assign the output of _c_m_d to the variable.
+
+ ::[[_r_a_n_g_e]]
+ Selects one or more words from the value, or performs other opera-
+ tions related to the way in which the value is divided into words.
+
+ Ordinarily, a value is treated as a sequence of words delimited by
+ white space. Some modifiers suppress this behaviour, causing a
+ value to be treated as a single word (possibly containing embedded
+ white space). An empty value, or a value that consists entirely of
+ white-space, is treated as a single word. For the purposes of the
+ `::[[]]' modifier, the words are indexed both forwards using positive
+ integers (where index 1 represents the first word), and backwards
+ using negative integers (where index -1 represents the last word).
+
+ The _r_a_n_g_e is subjected to variable expansion, and the expanded
+ result is then interpreted as follows:
+
+ _i_n_d_e_x Selects a single word from the value.
+
+ _s_t_a_r_t...._e_n_d
+ Selects all words from _s_t_a_r_t to _e_n_d, inclusive. For example,
+ `::[[22....--11]]' selects all words from the second word to the last
+ word. If _s_t_a_r_t is greater than _e_n_d, then the words are out-
+ put in reverse order. For example, `::[[--11....11]]' selects all
+ the words from last to first.
+
+ ** Causes subsequent modifiers to treat the value as a single
+ word (possibly containing embedded white space). Analogous
+ to the effect of "$*" in Bourne shell.
+
+ 0 Means the same as `::[[**]]'.
+
+ @@ Causes subsequent modifiers to treat the value as a sequence
+ of words delimited by white space. Analogous to the effect
+ of "$@" in Bourne shell.
+
+ ## Returns the number of words in the value.
+
+IINNCCLLUUDDEE SSTTAATTEEMMEENNTTSS,, CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALLSS AANNDD FFOORR LLOOOOPPSS
+ Makefile inclusion, conditional structures and for loops reminiscent of
+ the C programming language are provided in bbmmaakkee. All such structures
+ are identified by a line beginning with a single dot (`.') character.
+ Files are included with either ..iinncclluuddee <_f_i_l_e> or ..iinncclluuddee "_f_i_l_e". Vari-
+ ables between the angle brackets or double quotes are expanded to form
+ the file name. If angle brackets are used, the included makefile is
+ expected to be in the system makefile directory. If double quotes are
+ used, the including makefile's directory and any directories specified
+ using the --II option are searched before the system makefile directory.
+ For compatibility with other versions of bbmmaakkee `include file ...' is also
+ accepted. If the include statement is written as ..--iinncclluuddee or as
+ ..ssiinncclluuddee then errors locating and/or opening include files are ignored.
+
+ Conditional expressions are also preceded by a single dot as the first
+ character of a line. The possible conditionals are as follows:
+
+ ..eerrrroorr _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
+ The message is printed along with the name of the makefile and
+ line number, then bbmmaakkee will exit.
+
+ ..eexxppoorrtt _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.
+ Export the specified global variable. If no variable list is
+ provided, all globals are exported except for internal variables
+ (those that start with `.'). This is not affected by the --XX
+ flag, so should be used with caution. For compatibility with
+ other bbmmaakkee programs `export variable=value' is also accepted.
+
+ Appending a variable name to _._M_A_K_E_._E_X_P_O_R_T_E_D is equivalent to
+ exporting a variable.
+
+ ..eexxppoorrtt--eennvv _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.
+ The same as `.export', except that the variable is not appended
+ to _._M_A_K_E_._E_X_P_O_R_T_E_D. This allows exporting a value to the environ-
+ ment which is different from that used by bbmmaakkee internally.
+
+ ..iinnffoo _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
+ The message is printed along with the name of the makefile and
+ line number.
+
+ ..uunnddeeff _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e
+ Un-define the specified global variable. Only global variables
+ may be un-defined.
+
+ ..uunneexxppoorrtt _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.
+ The opposite of `.export'. The specified global _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e will be
+ removed from _._M_A_K_E_._E_X_P_O_R_T_E_D. If no variable list is provided,
+ all globals are unexported, and _._M_A_K_E_._E_X_P_O_R_T_E_D deleted.
+
+ ..uunneexxppoorrtt--eennvv
+ Unexport all globals previously exported and clear the environ-
+ ment inherited from the parent. This operation will cause a mem-
+ ory leak of the original environment, so should be used spar-
+ ingly. Testing for _._M_A_K_E_._L_E_V_E_L being 0, would make sense. Also
+ note that any variables which originated in the parent environ-
+ ment should be explicitly preserved if desired. For example:
+
+ .if ${.MAKE.LEVEL} == 0
+ PATH := ${PATH}
+ .unexport-env
+ .export PATH
+ .endif
+
+ Would result in an environment containing only `PATH', which is
+ the minimal useful environment. Actually `.MAKE.LEVEL' will also
+ be pushed into the new environment.
+
+ ..wwaarrnniinngg _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
+ The message prefixed by `_w_a_r_n_i_n_g_:' is printed along with the name
+ of the makefile and line number.
+
+ ..iiff [!]_e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n _._._.]
+ Test the value of an expression.
+
+ ..iiffddeeff [!]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.]
+ Test the value of a variable.
+
+ ..iiffnnddeeff [!]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.]
+ Test the value of a variable.
+
+ ..iiffmmaakkee [!]_t_a_r_g_e_t [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _t_a_r_g_e_t _._._.]
+ Test the target being built.
+
+ ..iiffnnmmaakkee [!] _t_a_r_g_e_t [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _t_a_r_g_e_t _._._.]
+ Test the target being built.
+
+ ..eellssee Reverse the sense of the last conditional.
+
+ ..eelliiff [!] _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n _._._.]
+ A combination of `..eellssee' followed by `..iiff'.
+
+ ..eelliiffddeeff [!]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.]
+ A combination of `..eellssee' followed by `..iiffddeeff'.
+
+ ..eelliiffnnddeeff [!]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.]
+ A combination of `..eellssee' followed by `..iiffnnddeeff'.
+
+ ..eelliiffmmaakkee [!]_t_a_r_g_e_t [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _t_a_r_g_e_t _._._.]
+ A combination of `..eellssee' followed by `..iiffmmaakkee'.
+
+ ..eelliiffnnmmaakkee [!]_t_a_r_g_e_t [_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _t_a_r_g_e_t _._._.]
+ A combination of `..eellssee' followed by `..iiffnnmmaakkee'.
+
+ ..eennddiiff End the body of the conditional.
+
+ The _o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r may be any one of the following:
+
+ |||| Logical OR.
+
+ &&&& Logical AND; of higher precedence than ``||''.
+
+ As in C, bbmmaakkee will only evaluate a conditional as far as is necessary to
+ determine its value. Parentheses may be used to change the order of
+ evaluation. The boolean operator `!!' may be used to logically negate an
+ entire conditional. It is of higher precedence than `&&&&'.
+
+ The value of _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n may be any of the following:
+
+ ddeeffiinneedd Takes a variable name as an argument and evaluates to true if
+ the variable has been defined.
+
+ mmaakkee Takes a target name as an argument and evaluates to true if the
+ target was specified as part of bbmmaakkee's command line or was
+ declared the default target (either implicitly or explicitly,
+ see _._M_A_I_N) before the line containing the conditional.
+
+ eemmppttyy Takes a variable, with possible modifiers, and evaluates to true
+ if the expansion of the variable would result in an empty
+ string.
+
+ eexxiissttss Takes a file name as an argument and evaluates to true if the
+ file exists. The file is searched for on the system search path
+ (see _._P_A_T_H).
+
+ ttaarrggeett Takes a target name as an argument and evaluates to true if the
+ target has been defined.
+
+ ccoommmmaannddss
+ Takes a target name as an argument and evaluates to true if the
+ target has been defined and has commands associated with it.
+
+ _E_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n may also be an arithmetic or string comparison. Variable
+ expansion is performed on both sides of the comparison, after which the
+ integral values are compared. A value is interpreted as hexadecimal if
+ it is preceded by 0x, otherwise it is decimal; octal numbers are not sup-
+ ported. The standard C relational operators are all supported. If after
+ variable expansion, either the left or right hand side of a `====' or `!!=='
+ operator is not an integral value, then string comparison is performed
+ between the expanded variables. If no relational operator is given, it
+ is assumed that the expanded variable is being compared against 0 or an
+ empty string in the case of a string comparison.
+
+ When bbmmaakkee is evaluating one of these conditional expressions, and it
+ encounters a (white-space separated) word it doesn't recognize, either
+ the ``make'' or ``defined'' expression is applied to it, depending on the
+ form of the conditional. If the form is `..iiffddeeff', `..iiffnnddeeff', or `..iiff'
+ the ``defined'' expression is applied. Similarly, if the form is
+ `..iiffmmaakkee' or `..iiffnnmmaakkee, tthhee' ``make'' expression is applied.
+
+ If the conditional evaluates to true the parsing of the makefile contin-
+ ues as before. If it evaluates to false, the following lines are
+ skipped. In both cases this continues until a `..eellssee' or `..eennddiiff' is
+ found.
+
+ For loops are typically used to apply a set of rules to a list of files.
+ The syntax of a for loop is:
+
+ ..ffoorr _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _._._.] iinn _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n
+ <make-rules>
+ ..eennddffoorr
+
+ After the for eexxpprreessssiioonn is evaluated, it is split into words. On each
+ iteration of the loop, one word is taken and assigned to each vvaarriiaabbllee,
+ in order, and these vvaarriiaabblleess are substituted into the mmaakkee--rruulleess inside
+ the body of the for loop. The number of words must come out even; that
+ is, if there are three iteration variables, the number of words provided
+ must be a multiple of three.
+
+CCOOMMMMEENNTTSS
+ Comments begin with a hash (`#') character, anywhere but in a shell com-
+ mand line, and continue to the end of an unescaped new line.
+
+SSPPEECCIIAALL SSOOUURRCCEESS ((AATTTTRRIIBBUUTTEESS))
+ ..EEXXEECC Target is never out of date, but always execute commands any-
+ way.
+
+ ..IIGGNNOORREE Ignore any errors from the commands associated with this tar-
+ get, exactly as if they all were preceded by a dash (`-').
+
+ ..MMAADDEE Mark all sources of this target as being up-to-date.
+
+ ..MMAAKKEE Execute the commands associated with this target even if the --nn
+ or --tt options were specified. Normally used to mark recursive
+ bbmmaakkee's.
+
+ ..MMEETTAA Create a meta file for the target, even if it is flagged as
+ ..PPHHOONNYY, ..MMAAKKEE, or ..SSPPEECCIIAALL. Usage in conjunction with ..MMAAKKEE is
+ the most likely case. In "meta" mode, the target is out-of-
+ date if the meta file is missing.
+
+ ..NNOOMMEETTAA Do not create a meta file for the target. Meta files are also
+ not created for ..PPHHOONNYY, ..MMAAKKEE, or ..SSPPEECCIIAALL targets.
+
+ ..NNOOMMEETTAA__CCMMPP
+ Ignore differences in commands when deciding if target is out
+ of date. This is useful if the command contains a value which
+ always changes. If the number of commands change, though, the
+ target will still be out of date.
+
+ ..NNOOPPAATTHH Do not search for the target in the directories specified by
+ ..PPAATTHH.
+
+ ..NNOOTTMMAAIINN Normally bbmmaakkee selects the first target it encounters as the
+ default target to be built if no target was specified. This
+ source prevents this target from being selected.
+
+ ..OOPPTTIIOONNAALL
+ If a target is marked with this attribute and bbmmaakkee can't fig-
+ ure out how to create it, it will ignore this fact and assume
+ the file isn't needed or already exists.
+
+ ..PPHHOONNYY The target does not correspond to an actual file; it is always
+ considered to be out of date, and will not be created with the
+ --tt option. Suffix-transformation rules are not applied to
+ ..PPHHOONNYY targets.
+
+ ..PPRREECCIIOOUUSS
+ When bbmmaakkee is interrupted, it normally removes any partially
+ made targets. This source prevents the target from being
+ removed.
+
+ ..RREECCUURRSSIIVVEE
+ Synonym for ..MMAAKKEE.
+
+ ..SSIILLEENNTT Do not echo any of the commands associated with this target,
+ exactly as if they all were preceded by an at sign (`@').
+
+ ..UUSSEE Turn the target into bbmmaakkee's version of a macro. When the tar-
+ get is used as a source for another target, the other target
+ acquires the commands, sources, and attributes (except for
+ ..UUSSEE) of the source. If the target already has commands, the
+ ..UUSSEE target's commands are appended to them.
+
+ ..UUSSEEBBEEFFOORREE
+ Exactly like ..UUSSEE, but prepend the ..UUSSEEBBEEFFOORREE target commands
+ to the target.
+
+ ..WWAAIITT If ..WWAAIITT appears in a dependency line, the sources that precede
+ it are made before the sources that succeed it in the line.
+ Since the dependents of files are not made until the file
+ itself could be made, this also stops the dependents being
+ built unless they are needed for another branch of the depen-
+ dency tree. So given:
+
+ x: a .WAIT b
+ echo x
+ a:
+ echo a
+ b: b1
+ echo b
+ b1:
+ echo b1
+
+ the output is always `a', `b1', `b', `x'.
+ The ordering imposed by ..WWAAIITT is only relevant for parallel
+ makes.
+
+SSPPEECCIIAALL TTAARRGGEETTSS
+ Special targets may not be included with other targets, i.e. they must be
+ the only target specified.
+
+ ..BBEEGGIINN Any command lines attached to this target are executed before
+ anything else is done.
+
+ ..DDEEFFAAUULLTT
+ This is sort of a ..UUSSEE rule for any target (that was used only
+ as a source) that bbmmaakkee can't figure out any other way to cre-
+ ate. Only the shell script is used. The ..IIMMPPSSRRCC variable of a
+ target that inherits ..DDEEFFAAUULLTT's commands is set to the target's
+ own name.
+
+ ..EENNDD Any command lines attached to this target are executed after
+ everything else is done.
+
+ ..EERRRROORR Any command lines attached to this target are executed when
+ another target fails. The ..EERRRROORR__TTAARRGGEETT variable is set to the
+ target that failed. See also MMAAKKEE__PPRRIINNTT__VVAARR__OONN__EERRRROORR.
+
+ ..IIGGNNOORREE Mark each of the sources with the ..IIGGNNOORREE attribute. If no
+ sources are specified, this is the equivalent of specifying the
+ --ii option.
+
+ ..IINNTTEERRRRUUPPTT
+ If bbmmaakkee is interrupted, the commands for this target will be
+ executed.
+
+ ..MMAAIINN If no target is specified when bbmmaakkee is invoked, this target
+ will be built.
+
+ ..MMAAKKEEFFLLAAGGSS
+ This target provides a way to specify flags for bbmmaakkee when the
+ makefile is used. The flags are as if typed to the shell,
+ though the --ff option will have no effect.
+
+ ..NNOOPPAATTHH Apply the ..NNOOPPAATTHH attribute to any specified sources.
+
+ ..NNOOTTPPAARRAALLLLEELL
+ Disable parallel mode.
+
+ ..NNOO__PPAARRAALLLLEELL
+ Synonym for ..NNOOTTPPAARRAALLLLEELL, for compatibility with other pmake
+ variants.
+
+ ..OORRDDEERR The named targets are made in sequence. This ordering does not
+ add targets to the list of targets to be made. Since the depen-
+ dents of a target do not get built until the target itself could
+ be built, unless `a' is built by another part of the dependency
+ graph, the following is a dependency loop:
+
+ .ORDER: b a
+ b: a
+
+ The ordering imposed by ..OORRDDEERR is only relevant for parallel
+ makes.
+
+ ..PPAATTHH The sources are directories which are to be searched for files
+ not found in the current directory. If no sources are speci-
+ fied, any previously specified directories are deleted. If the
+ source is the special ..DDOOTTLLAASSTT target, then the current working
+ directory is searched last.
+
+ ..PPHHOONNYY Apply the ..PPHHOONNYY attribute to any specified sources.
+
+ ..PPRREECCIIOOUUSS
+ Apply the ..PPRREECCIIOOUUSS attribute to any specified sources. If no
+ sources are specified, the ..PPRREECCIIOOUUSS attribute is applied to
+ every target in the file.
+
+ ..SSHHEELLLL Sets the shell that bbmmaakkee will use to execute commands. The
+ sources are a set of _f_i_e_l_d_=_v_a_l_u_e pairs.
+
+ _n_a_m_e This is the minimal specification, used to select
+ one of the builtin shell specs; _s_h, _k_s_h, and _c_s_h.
+
+ _p_a_t_h Specifies the path to the shell.
+
+ _h_a_s_E_r_r_C_t_l Indicates whether the shell supports exit on error.
+
+ _c_h_e_c_k The command to turn on error checking.
+
+ _i_g_n_o_r_e The command to disable error checking.
+
+ _e_c_h_o The command to turn on echoing of commands executed.
+
+ _q_u_i_e_t The command to turn off echoing of commands exe-
+ cuted.
+
+ _f_i_l_t_e_r The output to filter after issuing the _q_u_i_e_t com-
+ mand. It is typically identical to _q_u_i_e_t.
+
+ _e_r_r_F_l_a_g The flag to pass the shell to enable error checking.
+
+ _e_c_h_o_F_l_a_g The flag to pass the shell to enable command echo-
+ ing.
+
+ _n_e_w_l_i_n_e The string literal to pass the shell that results in
+ a single newline character when used outside of any
+ quoting characters.
+ Example:
+
+ .SHELL: name=ksh path=/bin/ksh hasErrCtl=true \
+ check="set -e" ignore="set +e" \
+ echo="set -v" quiet="set +v" filter="set +v" \
+ echoFlag=v errFlag=e newline="'\n'"
+
+ ..SSIILLEENNTT Apply the ..SSIILLEENNTT attribute to any specified sources. If no
+ sources are specified, the ..SSIILLEENNTT attribute is applied to every
+ command in the file.
+
+ ..SSUUFFFFIIXXEESS
+ Each source specifies a suffix to bbmmaakkee. If no sources are
+ specified, any previously specified suffixes are deleted. It
+ allows the creation of suffix-transformation rules.
+
+ Example:
+
+ .SUFFIXES: .o
+ .c.o:
+ cc -o ${.TARGET} -c ${.IMPSRC}
+
+EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
+ bbmmaakkee uses the following environment variables, if they exist: MACHINE,
+ MACHINE_ARCH, MAKE, MAKEFLAGS, MAKEOBJDIR, MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX, MAKESYSPATH,
+ PWD, and TMPDIR.
+
+ MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX and MAKEOBJDIR may only be set in the environment or on
+ the command line to bbmmaakkee and not as makefile variables; see the descrip-
+ tion of `_._O_B_J_D_I_R' for more details.
+
+FFIILLEESS
+ .depend list of dependencies
+ Makefile list of dependencies
+ makefile list of dependencies
+ sys.mk system makefile
+ /usr/share/mk system makefile directory
+
+CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY
+ The basic make syntax is compatible between different versions of make,
+ however the special variables, variable modifiers and conditionals are
+ not.
+
+ The way that parallel makes are scheduled changed in NetBSD 4.0 so that
+ .ORDER and .WAIT apply recursively to the dependent nodes. The algo-
+ rithms used may change again in the future.
+
+ The way that .for loop variables are substituted changed after NetBSD 5.0
+ so that they still appear to be variable expansions. In particular this
+ stops them being treated as syntax, and removes some obscure problems
+ using them in .if statements.
+
+ Unlike other bbmmaakkee programs, this implementation by default executes all
+ commands for a given target using a single shell invocation. This is
+ done for both efficiency and to simplify error handling in remote command
+ invocations. Typically this is transparent to the user, unless the tar-
+ get commands change the current working directory using ``cd'' or
+ ``chdir''. To be compatible with Makefiles that do this, one can use --BB
+ to disable this behavior.
+
+SSEEEE AALLSSOO
+ mkdep(1)
+
+HHIISSTTOORRYY
+ bbmmaakkee is derived from NetBSD make(1). It uses autoconf to facilitate
+ portability to other platforms.
+
+NetBSD 5.1 April 24, 2012 NetBSD 5.1
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